tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post2999274079026489926..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Court Case: How One Drug Company "Buried" Evidence Showing Its Drug Caused DiabetesJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-398210853530773682009-03-13T13:13:00.000-04:002009-03-13T13:13:00.000-04:00I took Actos for 2 years. I am almost blind. I h...I took Actos for 2 years. I am almost blind. I have had to have 21 shots of steroids in the eyes, ctaract surgery in both eyes, Shingles in both Corneas and now floaters so bad I cannot see to even read. All over the last two years and due to a drug I didn't need. And I am only 52. During those two years I was in great control of My diabetes. A1Cs from 5.7 to 4.8. After stoping the three Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01044610204243172454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-33218996740292094132009-03-12T02:37:00.000-04:002009-03-12T02:37:00.000-04:00Hi there, I myself have been dealt the loving hand...Hi there, <BR/><BR/>I myself have been dealt the loving hand of Seroquel and have had both the weight gain and I am now Type2 Diabetic. I have been taking Seroquel for approx 4 years now, my highest dosage was 800mg/day, at this dose the weight was piling on. <BR/>I was ( mis-) diagnosed with bi-polar disorder to begin with. I have a lot of other psychiatric "labels" as well. It was also 'Cassinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04968527013684296851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-49990478485400154262009-02-27T17:44:00.000-05:002009-02-27T17:44:00.000-05:00One comment regarding seroquel and diabetes...It a...One comment regarding seroquel and diabetes...<BR/><BR/>It amazes me that there is this irrational and unfounded assumption that lithium has horrible/intolerable side effects, when the reality is that antipsychotics (that is, dopamine blocking medication) have worse side effects in any dose, of any kind of AP (typical or atypical). Drug companies have perpetuated this myth that lithium is a drug ItsTheWooohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12057537399918684119noreply@blogger.com