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 bodyıs ability
>> to produce or use insulina 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?
Are you taking folates?
Are you taking turmeric?