November 2000 Cover
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French researchers reported a new type of diabetes in people infected with HIV and have suggested the
new diabetes could be linked to antiretroviral drugs given to treat AIDS patients.
Scientists have seen increasing numbers of HIV patients with diabetes develop lipodystrophy, or
fat deposits, on their abdomens. Renard's study of 102 HIV patients revealed that the fat deposits appear to
be associated with two drugs, d4T and 3TC, while the diabetes may be triggered by use of protease
inhibitors, although only in individuals who already had lipodystrophy.
Editor's Note: from The Washington Post
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