"They need to be considered alongside all the other things that make up good diabetes control and even if the findings of this new research were confirmed by further research – and that’s a big if! –statins wouldn’t suddenly be seen as a magic bullet. They will only ever be a single part of keeping people with diabetes healthy.
"So the coverage yesterday was good in that it highlighted once again that statins are important for people with diabetes. And it’s worth talking to your GP about statins if your cholesterol is high, as heart disease is a complication of diabetes and so it’s even more important that people with the condition have it under control"
More on this story here.
Eddie
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DUK The diabetes charity and the outfits who pay roll them.
Abbott Bayer Boehringer Ingelheim Bristol Myers Squibb Bupa Bunzl Everyclick First Capital Connect Flora pro.activ Kodak Lilly Lloyds Pharmacy Menarini Merck Serono Morphy Richards Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited Novartis Novo Nordisk Nursing Times PAL Technologies Ltd Pfizer Rowlands Pharmacies Sanofi-aventis SplendaTakeda Tesco Diets
Abbott Bayer Boehringer Ingelheim Bristol Myers Squibb Bupa Bunzl Everyclick First Capital Connect Flora pro.activ Kodak Lilly Lloyds Pharmacy Menarini Merck Serono Morphy Richards Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited Novartis Novo Nordisk Nursing Times PAL Technologies Ltd Pfizer Rowlands Pharmacies Sanofi-aventis SplendaTakeda Tesco Diets
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