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Cholesterol-lowering statins 'raise diabetes risk' | Statins, which help to lower cholesterol levels, can increase the risk of diabetes, a new study shows. In the new research, the popular heart drug has been shown to boost
diabetes risk by nine per cent in over-60s. According to a meta-analysis, combining
the results of 13 trials, for every person who developed diabetes, five would
have kept heart attack or heart disease at bay thanks to the pills, reports The
Daily Express. However, the researchers say they do not know why the drugs might
cause diabetes or if it is simply down to chance. The review, by a team from the
University of Glasgow, involved more than 90,000 patients. Over four years, 4,278
developed diabetes and 2,226 of these had been prescribed statins. The team believes
that for every 255 patients taking statins over a four-year period there will
be one extra case of diabetes. Writing in the Lancet, Dr David Preiss of Glasgow
Cardiovascular Research Centre, who led the study concluded: "In view of the overwhelming
benefit of statins for reduction of cardiovascular events, the small absolute
risk for development of diabetes is outweighed by cardiovascular benefit in the
short and medium term in individuals for whom statin therapy is recommended. "We
therefore suggest that clinical practice for statin therapy does not need to change
for patients with moderate or high cardiovascular risk or existing cardiovascular
disease. "However, the potentially raised diabetes risk should be taken into account
if statin therapy is considered for patients at low cardiovascular risk or patient
groups in which cardiovascular benefit has not been proven." |
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