Medical News: Antipsychotics in Older Diabetics Could Increase Hyperglycemia - in Psychiatry, General Psychiatry from MedPage Today

By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Older patients with diabetes who take antipsychotics may have an increased risk of hyperglycemia, especially soon after treatment, researchers say. Current use of both typical and atypical antipsychotics was associated with a 1.5-fold increased risk of hospitalization for hyperglycemia, Lorraine L. Lipscombe, MD, of Women's College Hospital in Toronto, and colleagues reported in the July 27 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine. That risk was even higher among those who had received only one prescription before the hyperglycemic event. Read More