So you can get any of those things, whether it's hypertension, pcos, gout, all these things that are driven by insulin, even people's sugar is normal." " And the same thing is true for Alzheimer's.
So Marty, having infinite patience when I was learning to drive, then when we were married, he would never allow me to drive if he was in the car, unless he was deathly ill, unless he had a gout attack.
Individuals with chronic gout are also at an increased risk for developing kidney stones made of uric acid, as well as urate nephropathy, which is when urate crystals deposit in the interstitium of the kidney.
Over time, repeated gouty attacks can develop into chronic gout, which is a type of arthritis with joint tissue destruction and permanent joint deformity.
Finally, there are some medications like thiazide diuretics and aspirin which can also increase the levels of uric acid and therefore the risk of gout.