Medical News: ADA: Carotid Intima-Media Thickening Slowed with Pioglitazone – in Meeting Coverage, ADA from MedPage Today

Thiazolidinediones such as pioglitazone have been shown to prevent or delay the onset of diabetes when given to patients at high risk of developing diabetes. But other studies have found that the drug class appears to inhibit the development of atherosclerosis.