Just read an article on www.theheart.org by Michael O'Riordan titled "High-dose Statin Therapy increases the risk of diabetes"
It seems that Dr. Kausik Ray of St. George's University in London did a meta-analysis (wide review of research on the topic) to arrive at that determination. His results confirmed an earlier study published in Lancet and the recent FDA decision that 80 mg simvastatin is associated with more side effects than efficacy (benefits).
As with a lot of research "more information needs to be studied", however, this research supports my findings that patients with increasing levels of statin drugs develop diabetes. I hope that research is done to prove the efficacy of proper supplementation to offset the effects of statin drugs, proper diet and exercise to reduce the need for statin drugs.
Your comments are welcomed.
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