Comments on: FDA: Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs May Increase Diabetes Risk http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk Stories That Impact Your Rights Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Ellen Liversidge http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk/comment-page-1#comment-2384 Ellen Liversidge Thu, 15 Sep 2005 17:00:01 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=268#comment-2384 Lilly and the FDA fought labelling the metabolic dangers of this drug until the front page publicity became too intense to ignore. Up until the time of the publicity, Lilly went on pretending that this was the safest drug in the world. Unfortunately, by the time the warnings went on the labels (the FDA made all the atypicals put the warning on, even though the lethal culprit was Lilly, so as not to hurt Lilly's sales)it was too late for my son, who died on October 5, 2002 of profound hyperglycemia due to Zyprexa. Lilly and the FDA fought labelling the metabolic dangers of this drug until the front page publicity became too intense to ignore. Up until the time of the publicity, Lilly went on pretending that this was the safest drug in the world. Unfortunately, by the time the warnings went on the labels (the FDA made all the atypicals put the warning on, even though the lethal culprit was Lilly, so as not to hurt Lilly’s sales)it was too late for my son, who died on October 5, 2002 of profound hyperglycemia due to Zyprexa.

]]> By: rogain77 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk/comment-page-1#comment-2383 rogain77 Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:48:15 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=268#comment-2383 after taking geodon i was diagnosed with diabetes, what should i do after taking geodon i was diagnosed with diabetes, what should i do

]]> By: Virgil Craft http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk/comment-page-1#comment-2382 Virgil Craft Sat, 22 May 2004 18:35:59 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=268#comment-2382 Why is it that the family and or patient are not told of the side effects of this family of drugs before being treated with one of the drugs? Why is it that the family and or patient are not told of the side effects of this family of drugs before being treated with one of the drugs?

]]> By: JOSE MARROQUIN http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk/comment-page-1#comment-2381 JOSE MARROQUIN Tue, 23 Mar 2004 05:34:19 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=268#comment-2381 this increase in the level of glucose is suggesting among other posibilities damage to the pancreatic tissue .... it is recommendable start screening glucose (easy and cheap) and if high to check a full pancreatic function profile inmediatly: pancreatic amylase, glucagon, lipase ...... this could make safer tue usage of zyprexa and to limit the damage of such medication this increase in the level of glucose is suggesting among other posibilities damage to the pancreatic tissue …. it is recommendable start screening glucose (easy and cheap) and if high to check a full pancreatic function profile inmediatly: pancreatic amylase, glucagon, lipase ……

this could make safer tue usage of

zyprexa and to limit the damage of such

medication

]]> By: dapangze http://www.legalnewswatch.com/268/fda-atypical-antipsychotic-drugs-may-increase-diabetes-risk/comment-page-1#comment-2380 dapangze Sun, 08 Feb 2004 00:09:19 +0000 http://www.legalnewswatch.com/?p=268#comment-2380 My mother started taking Zyprexa at the end of 2001. In the last few months, we noticed that she is losing weight and took her to the doctor. Her fasting blood sugar is now 294 mg/dL, much higher than the normal range of 65 - 110 mg/dL. She now has diabetes, along with hypertension. That's when I started looking for information on-line and found this webpage. We need to regroup with our docs and figure out a more balanced treatment for her. I just wonder, if her recent diagnosis of diabetes was truly linked to taking Zyprexa for over two years, would taking her off it reverse this side effect? My mother started taking Zyprexa at the end of 2001. In the last few months, we noticed that she is losing weight and took her to the doctor. Her fasting blood sugar is now 294 mg/dL, much higher than the normal range of 65 – 110 mg/dL. She now has diabetes, along with hypertension. That’s when I started looking for information on-line and found this webpage. We need to regroup with our docs and figure out a more balanced treatment for her. I just wonder, if her recent diagnosis of diabetes was truly linked to taking Zyprexa for over two years, would taking her off it reverse this side effect?

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