What is it about?
If neuronal cells are deprived of Glucose via problems involving transport of Glucose in to cells, long term psychosis can result. Most atypical antipsychotic drugs do this, and in some patients can cause long term cognitive problems
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Why is it important?
Potential dangers of misusing atypical antipsychotics highlighted
Perspectives
Managed to seriously upset pharma companies producing these drugs, as I found out that they had funded the original research on GLUT transporter blockade with their drugs; so they knew about the risk of developing diabetes at least 10 years before patients and their doctors got to know. No more international drug company junkets since this was published!! 9I was content with this deal)
Dr Prasanna Nemichandra de silva
NHS Providers
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This page is a summary of: Does the association with diabetes say more about schizophrenia and its treatment? – The GLUT hypothesis, Medical Hypotheses, October 2011, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.mehy.2011.06.022.
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