More and more studies converge on the criticality of statins to lower cholesterol, and in particular on the side effects of these drugs.

After telling you about a study that advises against statins in elderly subjects and limits their benefits on cardiovascular risk, today I present to you a new study against statins.
This is a research that links the use of statins to the risk of diabetes and insulin resistance.

It should also be noted that this is not the first study to find a correlation between the two.

STATINS AND THE RISK OF DIABETES: THE NEW STUDY

The study was conducted by scientists from Erasmus University Medical Center on over 9,500 patients with cholesterol problems.

None of them had high blood sugar and a tendency to insulin resistance, the minimum age limit per patient was 45 years.

Each patient was free to choose the most appropriate treatment for lowering cholesterol (or no treatment at all).

After 15 years, the scientists asked the patients what kind of therapy they had been doing, for how long, and then they would analyze their blood samples.

It turned out that most people who were or had been on statins had high blood sugar, type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance .

The diabetes risk was 38% higher in those who had taken statin therapy for cholesterol control.
And it increased in case of overweight.

WHAT TO DO IF YOU TAKE STATIN?

Scientists conclude that statins are likely to increase diabetes risk.

And that, if you are being treated with this type of drug, weight and blood sugar control should be encouraged by the attending physician to avoid future insulin resistance.

But there is a safe alternative to statins today, and I’m talking about it here.