PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Byron J. Hoogwerf
TI  - Statins may increase diabetes, but benefit still outweighs risk
AID  - 10.3949/ccjm.90a.22069
DP  - 2023 Jan 01
TA  - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine
PG  - 53--62
VI  - 90
IP  - 1
4099  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/1/53.short
4100  - http://www.ccjm.org/content/90/1/53.full
SO  - Cleve Clin J Med2023 Jan 01; 90
AB  - 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.