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Prostate medicines linked to Type-2 diabetes, finds Study
Updated On: 13 April, 2019 06:30 PM IST | | IANS
The study's findings suggested that men taking these medications may need additional health checks to monitor warning signs of diabetes so that their prescriptions can be altered if necessary
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Medicines prescribed to reduce the symptoms of prostate diseases increase the likelihood of developing Type-2 diabetes.
A study found that the drugs increased the risk of developing the disorder by about 30 percent. In addition, a similar effect was seen when repeated with health records from a group of Taiwanese men.
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