For people with type 2 diabetes on strong cholesterol-lowering drugs, the lower their bad cholesterol gets, the lower their chances of heart problems — and there doesn’t seem to be a point where lowering it more stops helping.

For adults with type 2 diabetes, taking stronger statin medications may lower their chances of serious heart problems by about 28% compared to weaker statins.

For people with type 2 diabetes, how long they stay on cholesterol-lowering statin meds seems to matter more for heart health than how strong the dose is or how low their cholesterol gets.

Taking statins might slightly raise your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, but they do a much better job of preventing heart attacks and strokes — especially if you're already at high risk.

People with heart disease who take statin drugs and get their bad cholesterol down to a lower range (70-100) are less likely to have serious heart problems than those with slightly higher cholesterol (100-130).

Taking statins might slightly increase your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, especially if you're older, overweight, or already have metabolic issues — but they do a much better job of protecting your heart, so the benefits are way bigger than the risks.