Two diabetes drugs may up risk of bone fracture
By Better Health Research News Desk • Dec 10th, 2008 • Category: Blood Sugar, Health News, Health Resources News
Women with type 2 diabetes who take two popular prescription medications for their condition may increase their risk of suffering a bone fracture, new research reveals.
A study conducted at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in conjunction with the University of East Anglia found that using GlaxoSmithKline’s Avandia and Takeda’s Actos for a long period could boost their chances of suffering a fracture by 200 percent.
The medications in question are thiazolidinedione (TZD) drugs, which have also been linked to heart-related side effects.
Lead researcher Sonal Singhe told Reuters that the drugs – which are prescribed to lower blood sugar – "double the risk of fractures in women with type 2 diabetes, who are already at higher risk before taking the therapy."
The findings, published in the Canadian Medical Journal, were based an analysis of clinical studies involving 14,000 people.
There are a number of options available for those who want to lower their blood sugar naturally, without the use of prescription drugs. Natural supplements containing cinnamon and chromium are one option.
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