Fariba Ahmadizar, PhD, of the department of epidemiology at Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, published a prospective, population based study showed risk of risk of type 2 diabetes with statin use. As it turns out in this study, the association between statin use and development of type 2 diabetes was strongest among those who were overweight or obese. So should everyone stop taking their statin? Certainly not. For those who are overweight or obese, reducing risk of type 2 diabetes through lifestyle changes and reducing insulin resistance is key. The major limitations to this study were lack of family history of type 2 diabetes, no hemoglobin A1 value or dose of statin. While this study is helpful, it certainly is limited in applying the results to general population. To learn more, please click below.
https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.13898
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