Taking statins might raise your chances of getting type 2 diabetes, and it's the medicine itself — not lower cholesterol — that's likely to blame.

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Can LDL cholesterol be too low? Possible risks of extremely low levels

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2017 Jun

The study says that taking statins can increase the risk of type 2 diabetes as a side effect of the drug, not because cholesterol gets too low. This matches the claim.

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Can LDL cholesterol be too low? Possible risks of extremely low levels

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DOI: 10.1111/joim.12614

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