experts now suggest a statin for ALL diabetes patients
July 2003
Some experts now suggest a statin for ALL diabetes patients... even if cholesterol levels are normal.
Many diabetes patients DON'T have elevated LDL cholesterol... and therefore DON'T usually get a statin.
But diabetes patients who take a statin (Zocor, Lipitor, etc) have about a 25% lower risk of heart attack and stroke...regardless of their cholesterol level.
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