# Health Rounds: Diabetes patients who stop GLP-1 drugs increase their heart risks

- URL: https://theranews.net/blog/2026-03-21-health-rounds-diabetes-patients-who-stop-glp-1-drugs-increase-their-heart-risks-a4dfe5/
- Published: 2026-03-21
- Type: Archive summary (AI-assisted summary of third-party reporting)
- Original outlet: reuters_com
- Original report: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-rounds-diabetes-patients-who-stop-glp-1-drugs-increase-their-heart-risks-2026-03-20/
- Topics: mental-health
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> Taking GLP-1 drugs for diabetes has been shown to lower the risk of ​adverse heart events, but a new analysis found that going off the medication – even for a few months – may increase the ‌odds of heart attack, stroke or death.

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*Originally reported by reuters_com. [Read more](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-rounds-diabetes-patients-who-stop-glp-1-drugs-increase-their-heart-risks-2026-03-20/)*

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*Source: [https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-rounds-diabetes-patients-who-stop-glp-1-drugs-increase-their-heart-risks-2026-03-20/](https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/health-rounds-diabetes-patients-who-stop-glp-1-drugs-increase-their-heart-risks-2026-03-20/)*