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When key genes needed for cellular cleanup are turned off, statins can’t make the liver produce extra sugar anymore.
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Statins can raise blood sugar by triggering a cellular cleanup process called autophagy, which helps make more glucose in the liver. But if key parts of that cleanup process (ATG7 or BECN1) are missing, statins can’t do this anymore — so the study proves those parts are needed.
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