Statin dilemma: heart & maybe prostate cancer benefits, but big bump in Diabetes risk

Statins have been hailed as some of the best drugs ever. Given the massive, deadly prevalence of cardiovascular disease, some have even semi-jokingly talked about putting statins in the water supply for public health. The growing evidence that statins might significantly aid in prevention, delayed progression, or even post-treatment delay of recurrence o cancer seemed to add to the glowing rep of statins. But, unfortunately, statins impair glucose metabolism and very strongly increase the risk of developing Diabetes. This connection seems like the real deal. The higher the dose of statins taken, the greater the risk.