TY - JOUR T1 - Statins may increase diabetes, but benefit still outweighs risk JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 53 LP - 62 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22069 VL - 90 IS - 1 AU - Byron J. Hoogwerf Y1 - 2023/01/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/1/53.abstract N2 - 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. ER -