Diabetes in People Living with HIV

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In: Endotext [Internet]. South Dartmouth (MA): MDText.com, Inc.; 2000.
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Excerpt

People living with HIV (PLWH) are living longer and also have unique risk factors for developing several metabolic diseases, including diabetes. This has been observed in both high income and low to middle income countries. Risk factors for diabetes in PLWH consist of specific antiretroviral therapies (ART), including older generation protease inhibitors and nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, lipodystrophy, and hepatitis C co-infection. In addition, obese and overweight states are common in PLWH, and an increased risk of incident diabetes has been noted with weight gain after ART initiation in PLWH, compared to individuals without HIV. Inflammation associated with HIV has also been linked to incident diabetes. This chapter reviews points to consider in the diagnosis and monitoring of diabetes in PLWH and discusses interactions that may occur between specific ART agents and glucose-lowering medications. Moreover, PLWH have risk factors for complications involving organ systems that are also affected by microvascular disease in diabetes. Because PLWH have a greater risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) than individuals without HIV, modifiable risk factors of CVD should be addressed in the care of PLWH, considering that dyslipidemia, hypertension, and cigarette smoking are all highly prevalent in PLWH. For complete coverage of all related areas of Endocrinology, please visit our on-line FREE web-text, WWW.ENDOTEXT.ORG.

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