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Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2011 7:18 pm
by scottbushey

Re: Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:37 am
by jknosplr
If one consumes excessive amount of alcohol, one increases their chance of a DUI, along with other related health problems.

Re: Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:49 am
by ofonorow
jknosplr wrote:If one consumes excessive amount of alcohol, one increases their chance of a DUI, along with other related health problems.


Exactly! So what should one do? Stop taking the alcohol.

Re: Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 4:26 pm
by jknosplr
excessive amount of alcohol
Most doctors will recommend a reasonable one or two glasses of wine/day.
The report indicated 80mg/day increases the risk of diabetes, not 20mg or less.

Lets not throw out the baby with the bath water!!

Re: Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 1:23 am
by Ranne
I don't want to register to read it. Could someone give me a quick summary?

Re: Statins causing diabetes

Posted: Thu Jun 23, 2011 8:45 am
by ofonorow
Okay, the analogy was made to alcohol - this topic is supposed to be about statins and diabetes...