Study uncovers beta blockers link to diabetes

A new study conducted in the US has shown a link between the use of beta blockers and diabetes.

Many older adults take beta blockers to treat everything from heart disease to stage fright to glaucoma, but some older classes of the medication are causing concern.

According to research carried out at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, older beta blockers can increase an individual's risk of diabetes by more than 25 per cent.

Dr Ragavendra Baliga, a cardiologist at the facility, said: "I am actually switching many of my patients to a ‘newer’ beta-blocker, which is less likely to cause diabetes while proving just as effective in treating heart failure and other conditions."

Mark Bero stated being switched to new style beta blockers have worked wonders for him.

A new piece of research published in the journal Cell Metabolism recently showed  above-average levels of a protein called SFRP4 in the blood is an early sign of diabetes.

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