Steve Pope wrote:
> James Silverton > wrote:
>
>> I know this is OT but I don't know where else to post it. A couple of
>> years ago, after taking statins for many years to control my
>> cholesterol levels, I had to give up because of muscle pain. At my
>> cardiologist's suggestion I have tried ALL regularly prescribed
>> statins with the the same result. Now a report has appeared blaming
>> statins for memory loss and raising blood sugar levels:
>
> I saw those reports also.
>
> The risk that statins might cause diabetes is nowhere near
> the risk that either beta-blockers or corticosteroids might cause
> diabetes. I would be much more concerned about the later two
> categories of meds.
>
> As per usual, the drug regulators operate in a very uneven fashion,
> dwelling on minor risks while ignoring major ones.

I am a diabetic. Not only did statins raise my blood sugar a lot and cause
memory problems and locked up muscles but they caused me to have dry skin,
badly peeling lips and hair loss. The hair is just now growing back but
luckily the other problems resolved pretty much right away after stopping
the meds.

Do I blame the beta blocker I was taking prior to getting diabetes for
giving me the diabetes? Probably. Given my family history I likely would
have gotten it at some point. But I got it sooner than my brother and my
dad.