In recent years, a number of scientific studies have been published linking the use of statin drugs to new onset diabetes.  Examples of these drugs include Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, and others; and though the cardiovascular benefits of these drugs are not to be discounted, patients ought to be aware of all…

Recently, an article published in The American Journal of Cardiology titled “Risk of new-onset diabetes mellitus versus reduction in cardiovascular events with statin therapy.” provided important insight into the connection between statin drugs (Lipitor, Crestor, others) and new-onset diabetes.

KL Wang et al. (2014) write “The Food and Drug Administration recently updated the…

An article appearing in the July, 2011 issue of Current Opinion in Cardiology titled “Are statins diabetogenic?” by U.K. Sampson et al. gives us a bit more information on the connection between drugs like Lipitor and new-onset diabetes.

The team writes “Statins are widely utilized for low-density lipoprotein lowering and for prevention of…

Published in the January, 2014 edition of the medical journal Liver Transplantation by Y. Cho et al., an article titled “Statin therapy is associated with the development of new-onset diabetes after transplantation in liver recipients with high fasting plasma glucose levels.”  provides further insight into the connection between statin therapy and new-onset diabetes.  …

In 2014, an article published by Kwok Leung Ong et al. titled “Cardiovascular drugs that increase the risk of new-onset diabetes” in Curriculum in Cardiology aimed to further elucidate the connection between statin drugs and new-onset diabetes.  Statin drugs are a popular type of cholesterol-lowering medications including Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor…

Published in a 2011 edition of Atherosclerosis, a study titled “Differential metabolic effects of distinct statins.” by K.K. Koh et al. aimed to determine how statin drugs affect the body.  Statins are a class of cholesterol-lowering drugs including Lipitor, Crestor, Zocor, and others.

These researchers write “Reciprocal relationships between…

Published March, 2014 in BMC Medicine, a report by AF Macedo et al. titled “Unintended effects of statins from observational studies in the general population: systematic review and meta-analysis.” aimed to “assess unintended effects of statins from observational studies in general populations with comparison of the findings where possible with those derived…

In February, 2014, an article titled “Statin treatment and new-onset diabetes: A review of proposed mechanisms.” appearing in the medical journal Metabolism discusses the role of statin use in new onset diabetes.  Statin drugs are cholesterol-lowering medications including Lipitor, and are among the most widely-prescribed drugs in the world.

This research team, led…