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Should You Take A Statin To Lower Your Cholesterol?

Dr. Paddy Barrett

“Statins cause diabetes” This one is true. In truth, it is really those who are pre-diabetic who likely pull forward their diagnosis by about five days. But they do not magically take someone who is insulin-sensitive to full-blown type 2 diabetes overnight. 2 JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging May 2015, 8 (5) 579-596;