Diabetes drug side effects traced to fat action
Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 14:30
in Health & Medicine
For better or worse, a popular class of anti-diabetic drugs does more than lower blood sugar. One known as rosiglitazone (trade name Avandia) has been in the spotlight for its possible link to increased cardiovascular events, but it also seems to come with unexplained vascular benefits and an unwelcome tendency for weight gain. Now, two separate studies explore those other effects of the drugs known collectively as thiazolidinediones (TZDs), both of which stem from their activity in fat.