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Diabetes Risk Factors

Researchers from University of Liege, Department of Medicine report details of new studies and findings in the area of diabetes risk factors

Published in Medicine and Law Weekly, July 27th, 2007

Scientists discuss in "Abnormal glucose metabolism in patients treated with antipsychotics" new findings in diabetes. According to a study from Belgium, "Second-generation (atypical) antipsychotic medications are of great benefit to a wide variety of people with psychiatric disorders, especially patients with schizophrenia. However, one constellation of adverse effects is an increased risk of obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome."

"Increasing numbers of reports concerning impaired glucose tolerance, diabetes, and ketoacidosis have raised concerns about a possible association between abnormal glucose metabolism and treatment with atypical antipsychotics, although...

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