'Heart risk posed' by diabetes drugs
Rosiglitazone and pioglitazone are well known to diabetics, and it’s been stated the manufacturers, GlaxoSmithKline and the FDA knew about the dangers of these drugs prescribed to at least 1.5 million people in Britain last year.
“There doesn't seem to be a group of patients who are safe from these side-effects” reports Dr Yoon Loke University of East Anglia.
An internet search for ‘worst drugs’ reveals:
‘We list these drugs as Do Not Use drugs because they may be less effective than other drugs for diabetes and cause liver damage, weight gain, anemia and heart failure.’
Furthermore, Rosiglitazone was linked earlier this year to heart attacks.
The researchers, led by the University of East Anglia, suggest fluid retention caused by the drugs may be to blame.
Even more astonishing, a spokesman from the manufacturing drug company GlaxoSmithKline, has said: "The risk of heart failure in diabetes patients and with use of these medicines is well recognised and is clearly identified in prescribing information to doctors in the UK."
To repeat – 1.5 million people took the drug in Britain last year.
Something is clearly obvious – every diabetic patient taking this drug is at risk for heart disease. BUT, diabetes is a preventable condition, and even if both your parents and entire family suffered from it is no reason to fall into the trap of believing you have to suffer from it too.
Diabetes is a disease of lifestyle and poor eating habits – change them, with the approval of your doctor and guidance from a nutritionally trained health professional and you will reverse the condition. As long as you are not insulin dependant (Type 1 diabetic), there is plenty of hope for a full reversal of the condition.
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