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This week we are discussing a very interesting subject and this is the question of statins. There have been many reports regarding statins and some of the issues that they may cause. There has been talk of statins causing the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease and even Type 2 Diabetes. Statins are a group of drugs that are used to lower cholesterol and given the prevalence of high cholesterol in our society, there are no question that this type of drug can be useful. It is also very important to understand that if you are going to stop using prescribed medication, and that includes statins, it should only be done after a consultation with you doctor. In saying this it is also important to ask whether these drugs have side effects?

All drugs have some side effects and a part of your doctors job is to weigh up risk against benefit. If risks outweigh benefits then it could be that going off the drug is exactly what the doctor prescribes. This week we added a very interesting recently published study to our breaking news section of our web site. The study coming out of Finland shows that statins increase diabetes risk by 46%. The study was a broad study with 8479 people taking part. 46% we are sure that you will agree is massive increase. You will find the link to the study below. If you are taking statins then it may be a very good idea to speak to you doctor about this study and your own personal situation.

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This week we added the following items to our web site:

New Study
A new study shows that the use of statins increases diabetes risk by 46%. The situation is worse than first thought. 
Click here to read this worrying story.

New Recipes

Apple, Cinnamon & Custard Cake.
Mouth watering but full of health benefits this is a treat that is diabetic safe but that everyone will have. Just be careful because this is so good when non diabetics taste some it will disappear.
Click this link to get your recipe.
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