Some Diabetes Drugs May Negatively Affect The Bones

April 30, 2008 by MedHeadlines  
Filed under Diabetes, Drugs, Osteoporosis, Prevention

A class of popular diabetes drugs has been found to be associated with an increased risk of fractures of the hip and wrist in insulin-resistant patients.  The class of drug, insulin-sensitizing thiazolidinediones, makes up about 21% of the oral medications taken for diabetes in the United States and 5% in Europe. Read more