Antipsychotic drugs boost diabetes risk
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Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to children for bipolar disorders, aggression, and schizophrenia have been linked to a higher risk for type 2 diabetes in a new study presented at a American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry meeting.
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NEW YORK  - Patients with diabetes, especially women, who take thiazolidinediones, which include commonly prescribed drugs such as Avandia and Actos, may have an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new report.
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The risk of Alzheimer's disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are "resistant" to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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A Johns Hopkins study suggests that people with type I and type II diabetes would be well advised to monitor their blood sugar levels more than the usual twice daily to make sure that levels are not elevated over 150 milligrams per deciliter for sustained
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A new class of diabetes drugs touted by drugmakers was moderately effective in controlling blood sugar levels without adding extra weight, but more long-term data are needed before the drugs should be widely embraced, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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NEW YORK  - Individuals at risk for   developing type 2 diabetes who are prescribed the drug   metformin should stick with it, doctors say. In a large study,   individuals who adhered to a metformin-based diabetes   preventive strategy had a reduced risk of developing diabetes,   they report.
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Reports of side effects, including heart attacks, have tripled since an analysis revealed that the popular diabetes drug may increase the risk of heart problems.
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People with type 2 diabetes who require long-term insulin therapy may be at greater risk of colorectal cancer, a small study suggests.
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For people with type 2 diabetes  and moderately elevated blood glucose levels, the medication  vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus, can produce  long-term improvements in the functioning of the  insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas along with better  glucose control, researchers report.
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Red meats and processed meats such as hot dogs appear to increase the risk of diabetes, as does a heavily "Western" diet, according to new research released Monday.
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The risk of Alzheimer&#39;s disease is increased in people with diabetes, who are &quot;resistant&quot; to the effects of insulin and therefore develop high blood glucose levels.
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In patients who take  antipsychotic medication, a supervised exercise program  significantly reduces weight and improves cholesterol levels, a  Canadian research team has found.
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- One of a new class of diabetes drugs delayed the progression of type 2 diabetes along with the need to add additional medications.
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A GlaxoSmithKline  blood pressure  medicine proved significantly better in keeping blood sugar  levels from rising in diabetics than another widely used member  of the beta blocker family of hypertension drugs, according to  a large clinical trial.
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NEW YORK  - For people with type 2 diabetes and moderately elevated blood glucose levels, the medication vildagliptin, sold under the brand name Galvus, can produce long-term improvements in the functioning of the insulin-secreting beta cells in the pancreas along with better glucose control, researchers report.
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The first new class of drugs in more than a decade for treating schizophrenia worked at least as well in a clinical trial as standard medications, a study released Sunday showed.
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Patients with diabetes,  especially women, who take thiazolidinediones, which include  commonly prescribed drugs such as Avandia and Actos, may have  an increased risk of developing cancer, according to a new  report.