Blood Sugar Levels in Patients Treated with Chlorpromazine

¹ Assistant professor of psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 1420 Grattan, St. Louis, Mo. 63104
² Fellow in psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, 1420 Grattan, St. Louis, Mo. 63104

The authors studied 850 patients being treated with chlorpromazine for changes in blood sugar level. While the 22 diabetic patients in the sample did not show significant modifications in their blood sugar levels, five patients developed diabetes after drug treatment. However, the latter had characteristics resembling those of persons in the general population who are prone to develop the disease.

This article has been cited by other articles:

				R. D. Jindal and M. S. Keshavan Hyperglycemia and Diabetes in Patients With Schizophrenia or Schizoaffective Disorders: Response to Cohen et al. Diabetes Care, February 1, 2007; 30(2): 446 - 447. [Full Text] [PDF]

				D. C. Henderson, E. Cagliero, C. Gray, R. A. Nasrallah, D. L. Hayden, D. A. Schoenfeld, and D. C. Goff Clozapine, Diabetes Mellitus, Weight Gain, and Lipid Abnormalities: A Five-Year Naturalistic Study Am J Psychiatry, June 1, 2000; 157(6): 975 - 981. [Abstract] [Full Text]

Get information about faster international access.

Privacy Policy

Copyright © 1968 American Psychiatric Association. All rights reserved.

Home | Search | Current Issue | Past Issues | Subscribe | All APPI Journals | Help | Contact Us