There may be an "obesity paradox" in diabetes-study
Aug 10 (Reuters) – Obesity and diabetes may not be the double whammy people expect, with an analysis of previous studies surprisingly finding that overweight and obese people who get diagnosed with the blood sugar disorder tend to live longer than …
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Diabetes risk not a reason to avoid statins
"Our data indicate that the risk of developing diabetes while on statin therapy was limited almost entirely to people who had at least one major risk factor for diabetes prior to initiating statin therapy," Paul M Ridker, MD, director of the Center for …
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Should You Take Statins? Study Says Heart Benefits Outweigh Diabetes Risk
In February, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) added a new warning to cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, noting the increased risk of Type 2 diabetes in users. But now a new study suggests that the cardiovascular benefits of taking the drugs …
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