Originally Posted by Billy[_8_]

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bigwheel wrote:

Todd;1848540 Wrote:
Hi All,

FDA is now warning about Diabetes and Statins:

'FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks'
(FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks)

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?'
(Is atherosclerosis caused by high cholesterol?)

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' (Clinical perspectives of statin-induced rhabdomyoly... [Am J Med. 2006] - PubMed - NCBI)
'FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks'
(FDA Expands Advice on Statin Risks)

-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.

theheart.org: trusted cardiology news and opinions

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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