Diabetes: Statins for microvascular complications—all but the kidney

Nature Reviews Nephrology 10, 680 (2014). doi:10.1038/nrneph.2014.203 Authors: Kumar Sharma & Loki Natarajan A new study shows that statin therapy before diagnosis of diabetes mellitus is not associated with an increased risk of microvascular disease and might even be beneficial for retinopathy and neuropathy. These data suggest a potential protective effect of statins in specific complications, which should be further investigated in randomized controlled trials.
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