The apparent sweet spot for LDL vs diabetes risk:
“LDL-C at or above 131 mg/dl coincided with the lowest observed risk.”
Shoot for 131 mg/dl.
Also of note, for those taking statins:
“1,424 (20%) statin-treated participants compared with 395 (6%) nonusers.”
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2 posted on
11/29/2025 6:35:44 PM PST by
ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind
My latest test last week showed LDL 118 and said it was ‘high’...............
3 posted on
11/29/2025 6:44:35 PM PST by
Red Badger
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To: ConservativeMind
6 posted on
11/29/2025 7:29:32 PM PST by
AnglePark
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To: ConservativeMind
“Lower LDL cholesterol linked to higher type 2 diabetes risk independent of statin use”
Kind of funny title in that using statins will give lower LDL, so is it really ‘independent’? In other words, if one drops off of statins, LDL goes up (as it will), then, per the headline, the risk of diabetes should drop...so is it really independent?
And, by the way, diabetes is a known side effect of statins...perhaps because statins lower LDL?
7 posted on
11/29/2025 7:46:02 PM PST by
BobL
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To: dadgum
PING statins and LDL diabetes risk.
12 posted on
11/29/2025 9:00:16 PM PST by
dadgum
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To: ConservativeMind
13 posted on
11/29/2025 9:04:43 PM PST by
Chgogal
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To: ConservativeMind
14 posted on
11/30/2025 2:57:41 AM PST by
vpintheak
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To: ConservativeMind
Statins have a sketchy record of improving/extending lives - those with severe heart conditions “may” benefit, but overall, there is no proof - except that those in higher risk groups also tend to see their doctors more regularly - which can be just as bad as it can be good....and may catch something sooner than if they just lived their lives.
There’s an old adage - “If you want to live a long life - stay away from doctors as much as possible”
15 posted on
11/30/2025 6:18:06 AM PST by
trebb
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To: ConservativeMind
My docs, GP and Cardiologist would have their own coronaries with an LDL like that.
16 posted on
12/01/2025 4:01:37 PM PST by
DallasGal
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