Paul Saladino· MD
Statin medication use in postmenopausal women was associated with an increased risk of diabet I abetes
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Statin medication use in postmenopausal women was associated with an increased risk of diabet I abetes
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In women, the evidence is maybe 2 or 3 or 4 times that, maybe as many as 30% to 40% of otherwise healthy women who are put on statins could go on to develop type 2 diabetes over time.
It's something on the order of 11% to 12% of statin users are at risk for developing type 2 diabetes.