05-12-2008, 07:05 PM
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It seems beta blockers increase diabetes risk. Here is the study : Quote:
People with high blood pressure are two and a half times more likely to develop Type 2, or non-insulin-dependent, diabetes as those with normal blood pressure, according to a study led by researchers at Johns Hopkins and published in the March 30 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine.
The study also found the risk of diabetes to be 28 percent greater among patients who took beta blockers medications to reduce heart rate and the heart's output of blood than those who took no medication. Contrary to previous studies, however, the risk of diabetes among hypertensive patients taking thiazide diuretics was found to be lower than that of people not taking them.
High Blood Pressure, Medications Increase Diabetes Risk |
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