In article >,
bigwheel > wrote:

> Todd;1848540 Wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > FDA is now warning about Diabetes and Statins:
> >
> > 'FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks'
> > (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Cons.../ucm293330.htm)
> >
> > The Risk of Diabetes:
> >
> > Diabetes occurs because of defects in the body’s ability
> > to produce or use insulin—a 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.
> >
> > “Clearly we think that the heart benefit of statins
> > outweighs this small increased risk,” 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,” 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
> > 'Is atherosclerosis caused by high cholesterol?'
> > (http://qjmed.oxfordjournals.org/content/95/6/397.full)
> >
> > And statins can cripple and/or kill you:
> > Rhabdomyolysis statins, statin-induced rhabdomyolysis:
> > 'Clinical perspectives of statin-induced rhabdomyoly... [Am J Med.
> > 2006] - PubMed - NCBI' (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16651050)
> > 'FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks'
> > (http://www.fda.gov/ForConsumers/Cons...cm293330.htm#4)
> >
> > -T
>
> Well very glad yall jumped into discussing this stuff. Thought I was
> taking a Statin perhaps..but looked up my med Attenolol? and said
> No..its a Beta Blocker. Not sure how good it is blocking my betas..but
> seems to be an ideal combo to keep chronic A Fib and high blood pressure
> under control. Not to mention all the health supplements. The Doc say it
> makes my heart not to be running away with itself. Keeps pulse right on
> the money. Aint caught T-2 yet..lol. What is the deal with beta blockers
> in other words? lol Hope you keeping that Trophy entertained..lol.

<http://www.theheart.org/article/913561.do>

HYPERTENSION
Reducing heart rate in hypertension is harmful‹or is it just atenolol?
OCTOBER 22, 2008 | Lisa Nainggolan
New York, NY - Slowing the heart rate with beta blockers in people with
hypertension is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular
events and death, a new systematic review shows [1]. Furthermore, the
slower the heart rate, the greater the risk, report Dr Sripal Bangalore
(St Luke's Roosevelt Hospital, New York) and colleagues in the October
28, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
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