Originally published August 4 2005
Cholesterol-lowering drugs could be dangerous for severely ill diabetics
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
A study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports cholesterol-lowering statin drugs do not help severely ill diabetics and actually could increase their risk of stroke death, despite previous research suggesting the drugs like Lipitor could be good for patients with less severe cases of diabetes .
lowering statin drugs do not help severely ill diabetics and may raise their risk of stroke, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.
In the study, patients on Lipitor were twice as likely to die of a stroke.
It was the first major test of statins in diabetics who need dialysis machines to remove wastes from their bloodstream because their kidneys cannot do the job.
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