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Antibiotics Linked with Type 2 Diabetes
Santa Clara, CA: According to data from a new Danish study, people who develop type-2 diabetes used significantly more antibiotics than people without the disease. This held true among the group with diabetes even fifteen years prior to being diagnosed.
Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the results show that type-2 diabetics were more likely to receive more courses of antibiotics (0.8 prescriptions per year) than those who didn't have the disease (0.5 prescriptions per year).
The study evaluated data from 170,504 Danish citizens with type-2 diabetes and their antibiotic prescriptions usage, using records from the Danish health insurance system and detailed health and pharmacy records. The researchers matched and compared these data with those from 1.3 million Danish citizens of the same age and sex who did not have diabetes.
While the study wasn't intended to determine a cause, the researchers noted that there are two possible interpretations of the results: the first being that people who go on to develop type-2 diabetes are more vulnerable to infections years before they're diagnosed, so it would make sense for them to take more antibiotics. The second theory is that antibiotics raise the risk of type-2 diabetes. The authors also point out that findings from this study are not conclusive.
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Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the results show that type-2 diabetics were more likely to receive more courses of antibiotics (0.8 prescriptions per year) than those who didn't have the disease (0.5 prescriptions per year).
The study evaluated data from 170,504 Danish citizens with type-2 diabetes and their antibiotic prescriptions usage, using records from the Danish health insurance system and detailed health and pharmacy records. The researchers matched and compared these data with those from 1.3 million Danish citizens of the same age and sex who did not have diabetes.
While the study wasn't intended to determine a cause, the researchers noted that there are two possible interpretations of the results: the first being that people who go on to develop type-2 diabetes are more vulnerable to infections years before they're diagnosed, so it would make sense for them to take more antibiotics. The second theory is that antibiotics raise the risk of type-2 diabetes. The authors also point out that findings from this study are not conclusive.
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Interesting article, diabetes is sure becoming prevalent.