Statins raise risk of Type 2 diabetes in older women, study finds
Tuesday, January 10, 2012 - 01:30
in Health & Medicine
Post-menopausal women who take statins to ward off heart attacks are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who do not, research indicates.Older women who take statin medications to ward off heart attacks are more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than those who do not take the widely used cholesterol-lowering drugs, a study has found.