Taking low or moderate doses of statin drugs slightly raises the chance of being diagnosed with diabetes because it can push blood sugar levels just high enough to cross the line into the diabetes range.

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Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis

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The study found that statins slightly raise blood sugar and lead to a small increase in diabetes diagnoses, mostly in people who were already close to having diabetes. This matches what the claim says.

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Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis

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DOI: 10.1016/s2213-8587(24)00040-8

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