Prostate disease drugs linked to diabetes
The findings are not a 'major concern' but may mean changes to how patients are monitored, UK researchers say
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Men prescribed medications such as finasteride and dutasteride for symptoms of prostate disease have been found to have a raised risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
A BMJ study has looked at health records from around 55,000 UK men who had been prescribed 5-alpha-reductase inhibitors over an 11-year period.