Posted by Quintal on December 23, 2006, at 16:13:19
In reply to Re: pindolol, does it increase the risk of diabeti, posted by sdb on December 23, 2006, at 15:31:15
>Almost every betablocker has a similar molecular structure but not all. And even if the structure is similar the effects are different and vary. Betablockers have different actions concerning endocrinology.
I imagine so. I also presume you have evidence - studies of some kind to prove each beta blocker has different actions concerning endocrinology? We can't leave anything to chance afterall, or heaven forbid, be seen to make a generalization.
>Furthermore the study seems to be pretty old.
That study seems to have been conducted in 2000 - old by research standards maybe, but still relevant considering the length of time beta-blockers have been in use. I imagine the drugs have similar effects on human beings regardless of when the study was conducted.
>If you're doing meta-analysis there are other studies bring more clarity what is meant with "increase risk for diabetes".
Then please provide them. I posted what I thought was likely to be one of the studies that the person writing the wikipedia article used as his/her sources. I'd never heard of beta-blockers causing diabetes before and I wrote to that effect in my post before deciding to do a quick Google and check. When I found evidence to the contrary I was forced to re-write my original message. That study was the first I found and it seemed like a good idea to post it for medievil's perusal because this is afterall a public message board designed for mutual support not a peer reviewed research committee.
I happen to be in the final stages of roasting my turkey. Had I not been rushing backwards and forwards to grease it I would have spent more time examining the evidence. If those are the standards that are expected of me around here then I'll make a note to be more careful in future.
Kind regards
Q
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