Association of bisphosphonates with diabetes risk and glycemic control: a meta-analysis.
Po-Wei ChenHsiao-Yuan SuYu-Kang TuChih-Hsing WuJih-I YehLi-Yu ChenCarol Chiung-Hui PengChing-Hui LohHuei-Kai HuangShu-Man LinPublished in: Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA (2022)
Patients taking BPs may have a lower risk of incident diabetes than those without BPs. However, due to the high between-study heterogeneity and inconsistent findings between post hoc analyses of RCTs and observational studies, further rigorous RCTs are required to determine whether the findings are causal.