Posted on 06/30/2019 5:40:00 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
A study of thousands of patients' health records found that those who were prescribed cholesterol-lowering statins had at least double the risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Researchers found that statin users had more than double the risk of a diabetes diagnosis compared to those who didn't take the drugs. Those who took the cholesterol-lowering drugs for more than two years had more than three times the risk of diabetes.
"The fact that increased duration of statin use was associated with an increased risk of diabetes—something we call a dose-dependent relationship—makes us think that this is likely a causal relationship," Zigmont said.
"That said, statins are very effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes. I would never recommend that people stop taking the statin they've been prescribed based on this study, but it should open up further discussions about diabetes prevention and patient and provider awareness of the issue."
Researchers also found that statin users were 6.5 percent more likely to have a troublingly high HbA1c value—a routine blood test for diabetes that estimates average blood sugar over several months.
Results suggest that individuals taking statins should be followed closely to detect changes in glucose metabolism and should receive special guidance on diet and exercise for prevention.
The study was done retrospectively, meaning that the researchers looked back at existing records from a group of patients to determine if there were any possible connections between statin prescriptions and diabetes. Previous research has suggested a connection, but this study design allowed for a glimpse at what is happening naturally in the clinical setting, rather than what happens in a prospective trial that randomly assigns some people to statins and some people to placebo, said Zigmont, who is now an assistant professor at Southern Connecticut State University.
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I’ve been borderline for decades....and intend to stay that way!
bkmk
Exercise, exercise and more exercise.
Bookmark to show my doctor. I stopped taking mine without telling her, and changed my diet.
My cholesterol levels are fine and normal. I might tell her now, seeing this.
Now they have to pay for in$ulin!
Win-win for the big-bureaucrat/big-drug criminal complex.
Sounds like 'Today's solution is tomorrow's problem." - Tom
A truly dangerous drug with the exception of about 2-3% of people put on these drugs.
How many people/relarives do you know that have parkinson’s,alzheimers, and/or senile dementia; after being on these killer drugs/statins?
6.5 percent? OMG!!!! Not even 10% and it made a news alert!!!!
So if we increase the statin levels do we decrease type 2 diabetes?
“She’s a witch burn her!”
Combined with Keto and Intermittent Fasting, it's a powerful combination.
3x more likely to develop t2 diabetes if on statins longer than 2 years. That’s outside the margin of error and statistically significant.
It would be a trade off factor IF the statins were that important but more and more studies are calling into question just how effective the statins are.
It’s the opposite.
bbb
Bkmrk
Never lie to your doctor. She is better trained and more objective than you. Nobody knows you better than you, but lying to your doctor only makes her job harder.
I had a couple in my life, i don’t see often anymore, one a practicing, one not, both pharmacists tell me this some 11 yrs ago. A, chiropracter as well told me this in the same time frame, not advice, your mileage may vary, due you own research.
Statins made me feel weak with achy joints. I’ll watch my diet, exercise some, take low dose aspirin. I take low dose BP med. still kicking and breathing without the Crestor statin.
I get aches from every statin on the market.
Niacin works just as well, is cheaper and if you slowly increase to the final dose you don’t get the niacin flush.
A person that has high cholesterol also has the propensity for Diabetes? Who knew that eating high saturated fat and carbs would cause diabetes.
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