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Diabetes
Several prescription medications have been associated with causing diabetes. Studies have shown that atypical antipsychotic drugs including: Zyprexa, Risperdal, Seroquel, and Geodon can cause diabetes. These drugs have also been linked with other blood sugar disorders including hyperglycemia and pancreatitis. Antipsychotics are commonly prescribed to treat patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Additionally, the impotence drug Levitra and the antibiotic Tequin can cause diabetes.Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar, starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery, although both genetics and environmental factors such as obesity and lack of exercise appear to play roles.
There are 18.2 million people in the United States, or 6.3% of the population, who have diabetes. While an estimated 13 million have been diagnosed with diabetes, unfortunately, 5.2 million people (or nearly one-third) are unaware that they have the disease. Often diabetes goes undiagnosed because many of its symptoms seem so harmless. Recent studies indicate that the early detection of diabetes symptoms and treatment can decrease the chance of developing the complications of diabetes.
Some diabetes symptoms include:
- Frequent urination
- Excessive thirst
- Extreme hunger
- Unusual weight loss
- Increased fatigue
- Irritability
- Blurry vision
If you or a loved one has taken prescription medications and been diagnosed with Diabetes, please fill out the form at the right for a free case evaluation by a qualified defective drug attorney.
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FDA orders AstraZeneca to change promotions on Seroquel
Nov 28, 2006 | www.delawareonline.com
AstraZeneca Plc. said today it is cooperating with the Food and Drug Administration to address the agency's concern about marketing material the company distributed to physicians regarding Seroquel, its drug for treating schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder. The FDA's Division of Drug Marketing, Advertising and Communications, in a Nov. 16 letter to AstraZeneca, said the material is "false and misleading" because it minimized the risk of diabetes and did not adequately communicate the...
AstraZeneca Warned by FDA About Misleading Seroquel Marketing Material
Nov 28, 2006 | NewsInferno.com
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has sent a warning letter to drug maker AstraZeneca, claiming that some of the company’s promotional material for Seroquel contains “false or misleading” information. According to the FDA, AstraZeneca failed to adequately detail the risks of hyperglycemia and diabetes and omitted important data about neuroleptic malignant syndrome and other relevant conditions. Seroquel, an atypical antipsychotic that is used in the treatment of bipolar...
Epidemic of Obesity Threatens More than U.S. Children's Waisteline, It Doubles the Risk of Diabetes
Mar 7, 2006 | Newsinferno News Staff
The combination of fast-food loaded with fat and calories, massive portions that bear no relationship to daily nutritional requirements, and the lack of physical activity have pushed the percentage of U.S. children who are obese (or almost obese) to around 50%.If the only problem created by this epidemic of obesity was finding clothing that fits, medical experts would not be concerned. Unfortunately, the dangers faced by seriously overweight children are very real and quite alarming. These...
Study reveals risk to Tequin patients
Mar 2, 2006 | Newsday
Six years and 20 million patients later, a popular antibiotic has been found to cause life-threatening changes in blood glucose, according to a study.Scientists at the Sunnybrook and Women's Science Center in Toronto have studied more than 1,260 patients hospitalized for complications from blood glucose who had received an antibiotic in the 30 days preceding their admission. They looked back to see who among them had received Tequin, the antibiotic in question. Tequin (gatifloxacin), developed...
Antibiotic Found to Cause Blood-Sugar Ailments in Seniors
Mar 2, 2006 | Los Angeles Times
Elderly patients taking the widely used antibiotic gatifloxacin were almost 17 times as likely to be hospitalized for very high blood sugar levels and four times as likely to be hospitalized for unusually low levels, a finding that is leading some physicians to call for the drug's withdrawal from the market.Overall, one of every 100 patients who took the drug was hospitalized, according to a study released online Wednesday by the New England Journal of Medicine. The study was released before...
Diabetes
Quick Facts
Diabetes Reference Guide
Symptoms
Low blood sugar
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Blurry vision
Hyperglycemia
Pancreatitis
Possible Causes
Atypical Antipsychotics
Impotence drugs
Drugs
Abilify
Clozaril
Geodon
Levitra
Risperdal
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Related Topics
Abilify
Clozaril
Geodon
Levitra
Risperdal
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Defective Drugs
Diseases
Low blood sugar
Frequent urination
Excessive thirst
Extreme hunger
Unusual weight loss
Increased fatigue
Blurry vision
Hyperglycemia
Pancreatitis
Possible Causes
Atypical Antipsychotics
Impotence drugs
Drugs
Abilify
Clozaril
Geodon
Levitra
Risperdal
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Related Topics
Abilify
Clozaril
Geodon
Levitra
Risperdal
Seroquel
Zyprexa
Defective Drugs
Diseases
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