A study into diabetes drugs has found that those suffering from diabetes type 2 are prone to the artery walls thickening when taking the drug glimepiride. The study showed that the artery thickness rose by .012 mm after 72 weeks on the drug, however over the same period users of the new diabetic drug pioglitazone saw the artery thickness drop by .001 mm.

Thickening of the arteries is a general precursor to heart attacks and those with type 2 diabetes are at a greater risk of this buildup. The drug pioglitazone also significantly boosted levels of high density lipoprotein, or HDL, a beneficial type of cholestral in the blood.

Source : Reuters News
Date : 13/11/2006

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