Thursday, September 9, 2010

Use Of Statins Increases The Risk Of Developing Type 2 Diabetes But Reduces Coronary Events

February 18, 2010 by Medical Dude  
Filed under Diabetes, Health News

An article published Online First and in an upcoming edition of The Lancet reports that new research based on a meta-analysis of thirteen statin trials has shown that use of statins increases the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 9 percent. Still, the absolute risk is low, especially when compared with the beneficial effect that statins [...]