Taking Multiple Courses Of Antibiotics Tied To Increased Risk For Diabetes.

a study published online March 24 in the European Journal of Endocrinology suggests that patients “who take multiple courses of antibiotics may face an increased risk of developing both type 1 and type 2 diabetes, potentially through alterations in gut microbiota. “The study, which involved “208,002 diabetes patients and 815,576” matched controls revealed that “the risk of diabetes was increased by up to 37%, depending on the type of antibiotic and the number of courses prescribed,” with the “highest risk for diabetes...seen among people who received more than five courses of quinolones,” or in “patients who took more than five courses of tetracyclines.” https://login.medscape.com/login/sso/getlogin?urlCache=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRzY2FwZS5jb20vdmlld2FydGljbGUvODQyNDA5&ac=401