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• Does Lipitor Cause Diabetes?
  Numerous lawsuits have been filed across the United States claiming that the highly popular medication Lipitor elevates blood sugar levels and causes diabetes in women. And women who developed diabetes while on Lipitor are now wondering whether the drug causes diabetes. What is Lipitor? Lipitor is a...

• Antidepressant Use During Pregnancy May Increase Risk of Diabetes, Obesity for Child
  A new study suggests that antidepressants used by pregnant women may increase their offspring’s risk of type 2 diabetes and obesity later in life. Certain antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), have already been linked to potential birth defects in the children ...

• First Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuit Set for July 2015
  On July 1, 2015, the first Lipitor diabetes lawsuit trial is set to begin under guidelines of a multidistrict litigation. Lipitor is classified as a statin, a drug prescribed to reduce high cholesterol levels. More than 20 million people in the United States take statins to control their cholesterol...

• Study Shows Black Americans Are at a Greater Risk for Diabetes-Related Vision Loss
  In recent research from the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, black Americans were found to have the highest rate of diabetic macular edema, a complication of diabetes that is one of the leading causes of blindness. A story in Medline Plus details the research and conclusions th...

• Research Shows a Variety of Factors Contribute to Type 2 Diabetes
  Type 2 diabetes is most commonly associated with obesity and lack of exercise, yet new research suggests that many other factors are in play. A story from Medline Plus details new studies that seek to further understand these contributing factors to the development of Type 2 diabetes. For example, r...

• Drug manufacturers agree to review of diabetes drugs
  Global drug manufacturers have agreed to cooperate with an independent review of diabetes drugs classified as “incretin mimetics,” which include Byetta and Januvia, in light of a growing body of research suggesting that the drugs may be linked to pancreatic cancer and a potentially deadly inflam...

• FDA Goes After Illegal Diabetes Drug Market
  The FDA is tracking distributers who are illegally marketing alternative diabetes treatment. Fifteen companies were identified to be selling misleading dietary supplements as diabetes treatment or selling prescription drugs online without requiring a prescription. There is concern that patients will...

• New diabetes drug faces competition
  GlaxoSmithKline announced that its once-weekly diabetes drug called albiglutide was effective in late-stage clinical trials. A story in Reuters about the announcement speculates that despite those results, the drug may face challenges in an increasingly competitive market for diabetes drugs. But som...

• New Study Links Lipitor with Diabetes
  A new study contributes to a growing body of evidence linking the cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, such as Lipitor, with a higher risk of diabetes. The Legal Examiner reported that in a study of U.K. medical records by Harvard School of Public Health, results showed “Statin therapy was a...

• FDA approves new diabetes drug
  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Johnson & Johnson’s drug Invokana, which will be used to treat type 2 diabetes. According to the New York Times, Invokana is the first of a new class of diabetes medication. It causes blood sugar to be excreted in the urine, as opposed to many...