Diabetes drug warning

breaker breaker .. if you take either of the popular diabetes drugs ACTOS or AVANDIA you need to get on the horn with your doctor come Monday morning.

The latest study shows those drugs bring a marked increase in the risk of heart failure... and not just with elderly patients .. This is the paragraph from the study that caught my attention:
...for every 50 patients with type 2 diabetes taking these drugs, one patient will develop heart failure within 26 months ... and the risk with Avandia is higher than with Actos, raising the question, will Avandia be allowed to stay on the market. You'll find the whole study in the August issue of Diabetes Care.

One thing .. don't just stop either of the meds on your own . .you must consult with your doctor about your risk and what choices for treatment are best for you.

So why are we having these potentially dangerous drugs available like the cox 2 inhibitors that were pulled for causing heart problems and now this?
Listen, we want drugs that look promising rushed to market .. for too many years consumers groused that it took too long to get a new treatment out ... but in the process, the feds are going to kiss a couple of frogs that really aren't princes.