Saturday 31, Dec 2011
Diabetes risk increase with inhaled steroids
Inhaling corticosteroids can elevate chances of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, according to investigators from the Jewish General Hospital’s Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research (LDI) in Montreal.
The investigators’ findings suggested that asthmatics and those suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) taking corticosteroids may be at a considerable risk.
From Healthjockey.com:
Dr. Samy Suissa, Director of the Centre for Clinical Epidemiology at the LDI, and lead investigator, highlighted, “These are not insubstantial numbers. Over a large population the absolute numbers of affected people are significant. We recommend that physicians reserve the use of inhaled steroids for the patients who truly benefit from these medications, namely asthmatics, and curb their use in COPD to the few patients for whom they are indicated. In all cases, patients using high doses should be assessed for possible hyperglycemia and the lowest effective dose targeted.”
The study was published in the American Journal of Medicine.
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