Do Statins Raise Odds for Type 2 Diabetes? Maybe, but heart benefits likely outweigh any potential risk from the drugs, experts say

The following is an article recently published on WebMD. Many patients have mentioned to me the reports about statins increasing the risk of developing Type 2 Diabetes. I definitely agree with Drs Crandall and Donovan (see statements in orange below). The benefits of statins in terms of prevention of cardiovascular events outweigh the slight increase risk in HgbA1C/DM.By Serena GordonHealthDay ReporterTUESDAY, Oct. 24, 2017 (HealthDay News) -- Cholesterol-lowering medications known as statins may lower your risk of heart disease, but also might boost the odds you ' ll develop type 2 diabetes, new research suggests." In a group of people at high risk of type 2 diabetes, statins do seem to increase the risk of developing diabetes by about 30 percent, " said the study ' s lead author, Dr. Jill Crandall. She ' s a professor of medicine and director of the diabetes clinical trials unit at Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York City.But, she added, that doesn ' t mean anyone should give up on statins." The benefits of statins in terms of cardiovascular risk are so strong and so well established that our recommendation isn ' t that people should stop taking statins, but people should be monitored for the development of diabetes while on a statin, " she explained.At least one other diabetes expert agreed that statins are still beneficial for those at risk of heart trouble.Dr. Daniel Donovan Jr. is professo...
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