For new diabetes medications, in which one drug aims to address the excess of lipids and glucose in the blood, the therapeutic benefits, while great, frequently are accompanied by dangerous toxic effects to the heart. Why and how these drugs cause heart dysfunction in diabetes patients has been unclear. Now, scientists show that certain diabetes drugs have a profound toxic effect on the generation and function of mitochondria.
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Source: ScienceDaily