In article >, Todd >
wrote:

> On 07/13/2013 11:06 PM, Billy wrote:
> > In article >, Todd >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >> FDA is now warning about Diabetes and Statins:
> >>
> >> http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Cons.../ucm293330.htm
> >>
> >> The Risk of Diabetes:
> >>
> >> Diabetes occurs because of defects in the body1s ability
> >> to produce or use insulinÐa hormone needed to convert food
> >> into energy. If the pancreas doesn't make enough insulin
> >> or if cells do not respond appropriately to insulin,
> >> blood sugar levels in the blood get too high, which can
> >> lead to serious health problems.
> >>
> >> A small increased risk of raised blood sugar levels and
> >> the development of Type 2 diabetes have been reported
> >> with the use of statins.
> >>
> >> 3Clearly we think that the heart benefit of statins
> >> outweighs this small increased risk,2 says Egan. But
> >> what this means for patients taking statins and the
> >> health care professionals prescribing them is that
> >> blood-sugar levels may need to be assessed after
> >> instituting statin therapy,2 she says.
> >>
> >> By the way, Egan is wrong about the "heart benefit of statins".
> >> Cholesterol does NOT show as a risk factor in autopsies:
> >>
> >> http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/23/6/847.full.pdf
> >> http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/6/397.full
> >>
> >> And statins can cripple and/or kill you:
> >> Rhabdomyolysis statins, statin-induced rhabdomyolysis:
> >> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16651050
> >> http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Cons...cm293330.htm#4
> >>
> >> -T
> >
> > I had the same opinion 5 stents ago. Now, I'm reconsidering.
> >
>
> Have you measured your homocystein?
No.
>
> Are you taking folates?
400 mcg
>
> Are you taking turmeric?
Yes.
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