The Claim
Statin use in Emirati adults with cardiovascular risk factors is associated with an age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate of 21.2 new-onset diabetes cases per 1000 person-years, compared to 8.3 cases per 1000 person-years in nonusers, indicating a nearly threefold higher rate of diabetes development among statin recipients.
What the research says
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Among Emirati adults with cardiovascular risk factors, those taking statins have about three times the rate of developing type 2 diabetes over time compared to those not taking statins, after accounting for age and sex differences.
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Statin use in Emirati adults with cardiovascular risk factors is associated with an age- and sex-adjusted incidence rate of 21.2 new-onset diabetes cases per 1000 person-years, compared to 8.3 cases per 1000 person-years in nonusers, indicating a nearly threefold higher rate of diabetes development among statin recipients.
Statin drugs reduce the amount of cholesterol that cells can make, which interferes with how insulin-producing cells in the pancreas release insulin. This causes blood sugar to rise over time because the body can't move sugar out of the blood effectively.
What the research says
1 studyThis study found that Emirati adults taking statins for heart disease risk were about three times more likely to develop type 2 diabetes over 10 years than those not taking statins — exactly what the claim says.
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