LIPITOR AND OTHER STATINS CAUSE SLIGHT INCREASE IN DIABETES RISK

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Statin medications like Lipitor & Crestor have been studied extensively. Recently a very large study looking at many drug trials has suggested an slight increase risk in diabetes on these medications, with risk going up as the dose is increased. This study in JACC: http://content.onlinejacc.org/cgi/content/abstract/57/14/1535 shows that there is a very slight increase risk in …