Insulin – once a life saver, now a killer?

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Before we had insulin, people with type 1 diabetes died much more often. No question about it. Insulin has been a lifesaver for those with type 1 diabetes. But what about the vast majority of patients with diabetes in the world who have type 2 diabetes? A recent study suggests insulin may be more likely to harm than help. Northwestern Now: Two type 2 diabetes drugs linked to higher risk of heart disease As we wrote wrote previously, picking medications to manage type 2 diabetes is complicated work. Doctors face a daily challenge of trying to manage blood sugar levels in a way that also reduces the risk of heart attacks, amputations and death. Not all medications accomplish this goal. And it turns out insulin may be the worst one. A recent trial in JAMA Open Network retrospectively analyzed over 137,000 charts of patients with type 2 diabetes who were started on a “second line” anti-diabetes drug — essentially any drug besides metformin. The study authors looked for any...
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