Taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs can raise the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by 30 percent in some vulnerable people, say scientists from Albert Einstein School of Medicine.
The study was a follow-up to an earlier study which investigated whether or not modest weight loss or treatment with metformin — a diabetes medication that helps control blood sugar levels — could reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes in people at high risk.
For the study, obese people were given standard advice on healthy eating and exercise, and were randomly assigned to either an intensive lifestyle program, treatment with metformin, or a dummy drug (placebo).
Their blood fats and blood pressure were measured annually. Blood glucose was measured twice a year, at which point new statin treatment was recorded.
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Statins are pure poison!
ReplyDeleteThat is great news for Bif Pharma!
ReplyDeleteOf course they already had this knowledge and are mad it is becoming public.
Sell statins, then sell diabetes medicines to the same patient. Double dipping.
Yes, statins will cause you many problems ,
ReplyDeleteloss of muscle mass, inability to walk---
I will never take them , no matter what!