Some antipsychotic drugs linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Researchers analyzed 36 patients with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder and found that those who were treated with the antipsychotic drugs clozapine or olanzapine resisted insulin and had impaired glucose effectiveness. Thus, they face an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. Other research has also linked them to increased risk of obesity and hyperlipidemia. Professionals need to be aware of this risk and monitor their patients closely and take any necessary preventative steps.Schizophrenics generally have a shortened life span due to conditions such as cardiovascular disease.

Source: summary of medical news story as reported by Ivanhoe Newswire

Related Disease Topics:

• Type 2 diabetes
• Diabetes
• Schizophrenia
• Schizoaffective disorder
• Psychiatric disorder
• Obesity
• Hyperlipidemia
• Cardiovascular disease

Related Symptom Topics:

• Insulin resistance
• Impaired glucose effectiveness

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About: Some antipsychotic drugs linked to increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes

Date: 5 January 2005

Source: Ivanhoe Newswire

URL: http://www.ivanhoe.com/channels/p_channelstory.cfm?storyid=10302

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This summary article refers to the following medical categories:

• Risk and type 2 diabetes
• Risk and diabetes
• Risk and schizophrenia
• Risk and schizoaffective disorder
• Risk and psychiatric disorder
• Risk and obesity
• Risk and hyperlipidemia
• Risk and cardiovascular disease
• Risk and insulin resistance
• Risk and impaired glucose effectiveness
• Medication and type 2 diabetes
• Medication and diabetes
• Medication and schizophrenia
• Medication and schizoaffective disorder
• Medication and psychiatric disorder
• Medication and obesity
• Medication and hyperlipidemia
• Medication and cardiovascular disease
• Medication and insulin resistance
• Medication and impaired glucose effectiveness
• Cause of type 2 diabetes
• Cause of diabetes
• Cause of schizophrenia
• Cause of schizoaffective disorder
• Cause of psychiatric disorder
• Cause of obesity
• Cause of hyperlipidemia
• Cause of cardiovascular disease
• Cause of insulin resistance
• Cause of impaired glucose effectiveness
• Research and type 2 diabetes
• Research and diabetes
• Research and schizophrenia
• Research and schizoaffective disorder
• Research and psychiatric disorder
• Research and obesity
• Research and hyperlipidemia
• Research and cardiovascular disease
• Research and insulin resistance
• Research and impaired glucose effectiveness

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