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For Chinese adults with diabetes, taking statins for longer periods might make blood sugar harder to control — but the risk doesn’t go up at a steady rate. It could start slow and then get worse over time.

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Risk and effect modifiers for poor glycemic control among the chinese diabetic adults on statin therapy: the kailuan study

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2024 Aug

The study looked at how long Chinese adults with diabetes took statins and found that the longer they took them, the more likely they were to have worsening blood sugar control, but not in a straight line—this matches the claim.

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Risk and effect modifiers for poor glycemic control among the chinese diabetic adults on statin therapy: the kailuan study

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DOI: 10.1007/s00392-024-02381-x

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