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.

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.

For adults with type 2 diabetes, taking statins is linked to a much lower chance of getting heart disease — about 61% less — based on a big study that followed hundreds of thousands of people for nearly a decade.

For adults with type 2 diabetes, taking stronger daily doses of statins might lower their chances of heart problems, with the highest doses seeming to offer the most protection.

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.

If you have type 2 diabetes, staying on cholesterol-lowering statin pills for at least 3 years may cut your risk of serious heart problems by more than a third compared to taking them for just a few months.