Chinese adults with diabetes who start taking statins are more likely to have worse blood sugar control over about 5 years compared to similar people not taking statins.

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Risk and effect modifiers for poor glycemic control among the chinese diabetic adults on statin therapy: the kailuan study

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2024 Aug

The study looked at Chinese adults with diabetes who started taking statins and found they were more likely to have worse blood sugar control, just like the claim says.

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Risk and effect modifiers for poor glycemic control among the chinese diabetic adults on statin therapy: the kailuan study

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DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02381-x

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