People with diabetes are twice as likely to have heart disease or a stroke compared to people without diabetes. The longer you have diabetes, the more likely you are to have heart disease. This is because over time high blood sugar can damage the blood vessels and nerves that control your heart.
For this reason, your doctor may prescribe a statin (cholesterol-lowering medicine) to reduce your risk of heart disease. About half of people who take medicine to manage high blood cholesterol take a statin.
Some research has found that using statins increases blood sugar because statins can stop your body's insulin from working well. This can put people who use statins at higher risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Statins are still recommended for many people who have high blood cholesterol. Even though there are risks with taking a statin, your risk may be greater if you don't take it. It's always best to talk to your doctor about your individual risks and benefits of taking statins.
**** What are the side effects of Statin?
Most people who take statin drugs tolerate them very well. But some people have side effects, which can include headache, having a hard time sleeping, or flushing of the skin.
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Although statins are remarkably effective at lowering lipid levels, they have been mired in controversy, an imbroglio commonly referred to as the “statin wars.”
Much of this controversy centers on the benefits of statins as primary prevention vs their adverse effects, most disconcertingly acute renal failure due to rhabdomyolysis.
Before taking statins, consider implementing some of the basic approaches that do not have serious side effects outlined in the article below:
The Science behind Glucose Goddess:
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