Type 2 Diabetes Medicine Could Be A New Lupus Treatment.

according to researchers, a treatment involving the type 2 diabetes drug metformin combined with a glucose inhibitor could be a potential new treatment for lupus. The research was funded by grants from both the National Institutes of Health and the Alliance for Lupus Research. In lupus, a person's antibodies, which normally fight against bacteria and viruses, instead attack healthy tissue. The white blood cells secreting the antibodies feed mostly on blood sugars called glucose, said lead researcher Laurence Morel, a pathology and immunology specialist at the University of Florida medical school.treatment with the first-line type 2 diabetes drug metformin - in combination with a glucose inhibitor - slowed the metabolism of the white blood cells. They returned them to normal functioning, Morel said. http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/02/11/usa-health-lupus-idUSL1N0VL1NE20150211 So could a diet high in refined carbohydrates like white breads/pasta and sugars worsen lupus symptoms?