Statins

[Kingsland]

I came across this http://www.thennt.com/nnt/statins-for-heart-disease-prevention-without-prior-heart-disease
Can statins really cause diabetes?

 

[alaska]

They can modestly increase blood sugar levels which can be enough to tip people from having borderline diabetes levels up to having diabetes diagnosis levels.

 

[Daphne917]

I came across this http://www.thennt.com/nnt/statins-for-heart-disease-prevention-without-prior-heart-disease
Can statins really cause diabetes?

I think so - my hba1c went up from 48 to 54 when I started taking statins. I stopped them a while ago due to other side effects and my hba1c is now 36

 

[Bluetit1802]

Yes, they can. There is a warning on the leaflets in the packets that a potential side effect is raised glucose levels.

 

[Wurst]

I was prescribed statins and if I take them continuously i.e. every day I see an increase in my fasting blood sugar. I only take one or two a week (10 mg) otherwise I have to up my basal rate. From my own personal experience I believe they can cause insulin resistance.

I found high dose artichoke tablets and margarine fortified with plantoids really helped to lower my LDL cholesterol significantly, so that's my strategy and it works.

 

[zand]

Great money spinner aren't they? Create a drug to solve a non-problem which then creates other real problems which require more drugs. Ker-ching!