Diabetes is a possible side effect of certain atypical antipsychotic drugs such as, Seroquel (quetiapine fumarate), Abilify (aripiprazole), Clozaril or Leponex (clozapine), Geodon (zipracidone HCl), Risperdol or Rispen or Belivon (risperidone), and Zyprexa (olanzapine).
According to a September 1, 2004 article on the University of Utah Health Sciences website http://uuhsc.utah.edu/pharmacy/alerts/19.html,
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Copyright 2006 Anne Wolski
Put simply, diabetes is the inability of the body to process
sugars and starches properly. When we eat or drink our pancreas
produces a hormone called insulin. Without sufficient insulin,
body cells are unable to use glucose properly and blood levels
of glucose rise, producing hyperglycemia, the major symptom of
diabetes.
Excess levels of glucose and ketones (chemicals
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Diabetes is one condition that must be treated as soon as it is
diagnosed, even though in its early stages it doesn't hurt, or
cause inconvenience, or create any worrisome symptoms. But
ignoring it is a mistake, because the blood sugar imbalance we
diabetics live with can cause a variety of complications, even
leading to other serious health conditions.
One major
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