HEART & DIABETIC DOCTOR NEAR TO ME PLEASE TAKE CARE OF YOUR HEALTH & HEART Two Common Classes Of Type 2 Diabetes Drugs May Increase Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, Heart Failure, Study Indicates HealthDay (12/21, Gordon) reported that “sulfonylureas and basal insulin, ” which are “two common classes of type 2 diabetes drugs, may lower blood sugar levels, but new research suggests those same drugs might boost the risk of heart attack, stroke and heart failure.” In arriving at this conclusion, investigators “looked at more than 130, 000 insured adults with type 2 diabetes who were starting therapy with a second-line anti-diabetes medication.” The findings were published online in JAMA Network Open. .