Cholesterol Drugs Have `Small` Increased T2 Diabetes Risk, U.S. FDA Says
by DiabetesCare.net | Mar 9, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration removed the requirement to monitor liver function in patients taking statins, stating that liver injury from statins is rare. Statins are used to block cholesterol production in the body, and to help the body re-absorb cholesterol that may be clogging arteries. The drugs will continue to carry a warning that they can...
Are Statins for You?
by DiabetesCare.net | Feb 10, 2012
Taking cholesterol-lowering statins have been associated with a higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes. A recent large-scale study found that older women taking statins have a 48 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes. It has not been determined if statins make existing diabetes worse. However, the risk of developing diabetes while taking...
