Weigh benefits of statins with rise in glucose levels

Weigh benefits of statins with rise in glucose levels
Weigh benefits of statins with rise in glucose levels

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Dear Doctors: I read that when you take statins, it raises blood glucose levels to a prediabetes or diabetes level. Does it happen even if your blood glucose is normal? How do statins work? My blood glucose is a bit high, and I’m worried it will go out of the normal range if I start to take them.

Dear Reader: Statins are a class of drug that can help lower unhealthful cholesterol lev…