People who’ve suffered bouts of kidney stones may have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes later on, according to a study published in the Journal of Urology. Several studies have observed that people with diabetes are more likely to from kidney stones than are people without diabetes. But it hasn’t been clear whether the reverse is true.
In this study, researchers found that among more than 94,000 adults, those with a history of kidney stones were about 30 percent more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes over five years than people without stones.
Of more than 23,000 people who’d been treated for kidney stones, 12.4 percent developed diabetes, based on medical records. That compared with 9.6 percent of the 70,700 stone-free adults studied for comparison.
The researchers note that it’s possible that kidney stones could serve as a warning sign that a person has an increased risk of developing diabetes. And those prone to stones might want to pay extra attention to lifestyle changes-such as eating a healthier diet and getting regular exercise—to potentially curb their diabetes risk.
-Source: Utah Department of Health
Good Neighbor Pharmacy, September 2012
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