Question of the Week | Diabetes Risk with Statin Use
Question of Week
LC is a 49-year-old living with type 2 diabetes and reports during their appointment they have stopped their statin because of concern over risk of type 2 diabetes incidence with statin use.
Using the ADA Standards of Care as a guide, what would be the best response to LC concerns?
- Your concern is valid, but restarting the statin is mandatory. Everyone with type 2 diabetes should be on one without exception.
- While statins may slightly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, their benefits in preventing cardiovascular events outweigh the risks for most people. Let’s talk about your personal risks and explore if continuing a statin is right for you.
- Stopping your statin was a good idea. There are other medications that don’t carry any risk of increasing diabetes incidence.
- We can focus solely on lifestyle changes to manage both your cholesterol and diabetes.
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