@article {Hoogwerf53, author = {Byron J. Hoogwerf}, title = {Statins may increase diabetes, but benefit still outweighs risk}, volume = {90}, number = {1}, pages = {53--62}, year = {2023}, doi = {10.3949/ccjm.90a.22069}, publisher = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine}, abstract = {Data have been accumulating on the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in patients receiving statins and on the potential adverse effects of these drugs on glycemic control in patients who already have type 2 diabetes. This article reviews data linking statin use and new-onset diabetes mellitus, the effects of statins on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, the benefit-risk considerations of statin use and type 2 diabetes, and how these factors affect patient management.}, issn = {0891-1150}, URL = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/90/1/53}, eprint = {https://www.ccjm.org/content/90/1/53.full.pdf}, journal = {Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine} }