View Full Version : Statin pills for cholesterol may raise diabetes risk


kmguru
08-12-10, 10:39 PM
http://www.nhs.uk/news/2010/02February/Pages/statins-high-cholesterol-diabetes.aspx

“Statins raise your chance of diabetes,” said the Daily Mail, but apparently the benefits in terms of heart disease protection still outweigh the risks. Taking the cholesterol-lowering drugs reportedly increases the chance of developing type 2 diabetes by 9%.

[I was in that 9% and so was my friend]