Eli Lilly has set aside nearly $700M to settle Zyprexa lawsuits—an indication of how many consumers may have been affected.
Zyprexa and diabetes
Numerous well-publicized reports have linked Zyprexa use to the serious and sometimes fatal disease diabetes, and to related problems like diabetes-induced heart attacks.
Zyprexa may also be associated with higher incidences of hyperglycemia (high blood sugar), hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), other blood sugar disorders and pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).
Doctors’ and researchers’ suspicions
Many doctors and researchers now suspect that Zyprexa and similar “new-generation” antipsychotic medications may directly cause diabetes. Studies have consistently shown that these drugs are associated with significant weight gain—a major risk factor for diabetes—and numerous instances of diabetes deaths from heart attacks have been reported.
Zyprexa (olanzapine) is an antipsychotic medication originally used to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, manic depression and other psychotic illnesses. 
