Antipsychotic drugs associated with high blood sugar in older adults with diabetes

Tuesday, July 28, 2009 - 05:35 in Health & Medicine

Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotic medications appear to have an increased risk of hospitalisation for hyperglycaemia (elevated blood glucose level), especially soon after beginning treatment, according to a report in the 27 July issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals...

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