Many of the patients had confounding medical conditions, some of which required therapy with medicinal products that have been associated with the development of diabetes mellitus or hyperglycaemia.
Paljudel neist patsientidest esinesid muud haigusseisundid, millest mõned vajasid ravi preparaatidega, mida on seostatud suhkurtõve või hüperglükeemia tekkega.