[Still Thinking]

Misread statin as Stalin, and I’m thinking “Is there anything that guy can’t screw up?”

[DSH]

“Hence, it may alert clinicians that they may need to pay close attention and expect to adjust anti-diabetes medications when they initiate statins. Adjusting anti-diabetes medications is a common practice in managing diabetes.”

Hard to see how people managed before they were able to get their health from a pill.

[momincombatboots]

Thank you for posting. My hubby recipient of 5 way bypass is on statins.

[Gene Eric]

A 12-year study which is large enough to capture significant dietary & metabolism changes.

Did the statins provide a false sense of resilience to the poor eating habits that would advance diabetes?

[mass55th]

I was already diagnosed with Type II diabetes many years before my doctor put me on Pravastatin.

[Republican Wildcat]

“This was a very large study, although retrospective, showing an association but not the causative mechanism of diabetes progression with the use of statins.”

Probably more because of what caused us to be put on statins to begin with...

[LumberJack53213]

Grapefruit is laden with natural plant compounds called phytochemicals, specifically flavonoids, which studies show can help fight stroke and heart disease.

[thinden]

Thanx nick

Be back to read later

[Carriage Hill]

BKMRK.

[Flaming Conservative]

ALL statins?

[logi_cal869]

The lipid hypothesis is long since disproven, yet even FReeper devotees happily refill their scrips.

I saw this association years ago. That stated, it should be about another 20 years before the FDA moves to pull statins as a health hazard...

[MagnoliaB]

What about Type I diabetes? I know someone that has been on statin drugs for at least 20 years and suddenly became a Type I diabetic taking 4 shots of insulin a day. Pancreas “died” as the doctor put it.

[DCBryan1]

Thanks for posting this.

Currently, 50 yo male trying to lower weight and A1C and completed my company's wellness screening:

Meds: Metformin x2 day, Amplodipine and HCT for HBP, Pantoprazole for GERD, Avorostatin at night.
OTC = baby aspirin, Quercetin x2/day, VIT C x2 day, Vit D, 50mg Zinc x1 day

PANCREAS HEALTH
Glucose 138
Hemoglobin A1c 6.5

HEART HEALTH
Triglycerides
361 Total Cholesterol
177
HDL Cholesterol
47
Cholesterol/HDL Ratio
3.8
LDL Cholesterol
82
Non-HDL Cholesterol
130

PHYSICAL MEASURES
Height
5 foot 8 inches
Weight (Dressed)
212.0
Body Mass Index (BMI)
32.2
Waist Size
40 inches
Neck Size
18 inches

BLOOD PRESSURE(10 minute rest)
132/89
140/80
131/84
Any board docs want to tell me what they see? Thanks!