[Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis and its relation to metabolic parameters].

Diffuse idiopathic skeletal hyperostosis (DISH) is a non-inflammatory disease of skeleton characterized by hyperostosis of axial and peripheral skeleton. The association of DISH with type 2 diabetes mellitus and other metabolic alterations (e.g. impaired lipid metabolism) has been known for many years. However, it has not been explained satisfactorily yet. It seems that this pathological process is significantly influenced by hyperglycemia and insulin resistance. Also, it is affected by growth hormone (GH) and its action mediated by insulin-like growth factor (IGF) and its binding proteins (IGFBP2, IGFBP3). From the point of symptomatic therapy, patients should not be given medicaments that aggravate hyperinsulinemia.