First 90 Days After Starting Antipsychotics Are Critical for Monitoring Diabetes Risk, Study Finds
Researchers found blood sugar rose around 14 times faster and weight nine times faster in the first 90 days after treatment began.
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First 90 days after starting antipsychotics are critical for monitoring diabetes risk, study finds
The first 90 days after starting antipsychotic treatment are crucial for changes in blood sugar and weight, finds a new study led by UCL researchers. Second-generation antipsychotics are important treatments for severe mental illness, including schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. However, they can increase the risk of diabetes and weight gain.
Naiarabrocal Psychiatry 'Lancet Psychiatry' The cardiometabolic risk associated with weight gain and a greater probability of developing diabetes is one of the main adverse effects of second-generation antipsychotics. Now, a new study led by researchers at University College London (UCL) identifies the first 90 days after the start of treatment as a key period for the onset of changes in blood glucose and body weight.The research, published in T…
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