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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 59963" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Most of us are probably aware of the significantly increased risks of coronary heart disease which come for free along with the diagnosis of diabetes. Almost entirely due to the increased blood sugar and insulin levels in all liklihood, but a lucrative business if you're a statin manufacturer of course.</p><p>In their defence, there does appear to be a <em>slightly</em> reduced risk of heart attacks for males who have already suffered such a thing. No such advantage for women unfortunately, and an increased risk of death from other causes for all. Certainly no evidence of an increased life expectancy for anyone.</p><p>So, what are our options?</p><p>Well, perhaps JAMA has the answer....</p><p></p><p><a href="http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/282/3/239" target="_blank">http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/282/3/239</a></p><p></p><p>The CVD mortality risk for older onset diabetics who had never drank alcohol, was 43.9 per 1000 person-years, for those who drank more than 14 grams a day (more than one drink a day), the rate was 10.0 per 1000 person-years.</p><p>Beat that, Simvastatin!</p><p></p><p>Cheers everyone,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 59963, member: 6150"] Most of us are probably aware of the significantly increased risks of coronary heart disease which come for free along with the diagnosis of diabetes. Almost entirely due to the increased blood sugar and insulin levels in all liklihood, but a lucrative business if you're a statin manufacturer of course. In their defence, there does appear to be a [i]slightly[/i] reduced risk of heart attacks for males who have already suffered such a thing. No such advantage for women unfortunately, and an increased risk of death from other causes for all. Certainly no evidence of an increased life expectancy for anyone. So, what are our options? Well, perhaps JAMA has the answer.... [url]http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/282/3/239[/url] The CVD mortality risk for older onset diabetics who had never drank alcohol, was 43.9 per 1000 person-years, for those who drank more than 14 grams a day (more than one drink a day), the rate was 10.0 per 1000 person-years. Beat that, Simvastatin! Cheers everyone, fergus [/QUOTE]
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