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Do statins increase the risk of developing diabetes?
- Author:
- Kristin Parker, DO
- Karen Dohr, PharmD
- Jon O. Neher, MD
- Gary Kelsberg, MD
- Leilani St. Anna, MLIS, AHIP
EVIDENCE-BASED ANSWER: Yes. Statin therapy produces a small increase in the incidence of diabetes: one additional case per 255 patients taking...