Antipsychotic drugs associated with high blood sugar in older adults with diabetes
Monday, July 27, 2009 - 15:35
in Health & Medicine
Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotic medications appear to have an increased risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia (elevated blood glucose level), especially soon after beginning treatment, according to a report in the July 27 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.