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Can you develop diabetes by taking your statin medication?

Can you develop diabetes by taking your statin medication?

Kind of. Not really. Sort of.

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May 23, 2024
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Your doctor is recommending that you start a statin medication to lower your cholesterol. She says: “Crestor will lower your bad cholesterol, and reduce the risk of plaque forming in your arteries which can cause coronary artery disease, heart attacks, and strokes.”

You’ve read all kinds of stuff online about statins, and one of the most recent was that

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