Patients with statin resistance do not experience symptoms, Le noted. Instead, the problem is that statins do not lower LDL-C levels as much as they typically do. Instead of a 50% reduction, people ...

Statins, which are used in treating heart disease, are among the most widely prescribed medications in the U.S. Diabetes is associated with a very high risk of heart disease. So the thinking has been ...

Those with elevated cholesterol frequently have identical risk factors for developing Type 2 diabetes. Statins are known to increase the incidence of diabetes. But is this a result of confounding or a ...

All people with type 2 diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease (CAD), and all people with diabetes and any other risk for cardiovascular disease, should be taking cholesterol-lowering drugs ...

Diabetics learn to keep a close watch on their blood sugar. New guidelines say they need to keep just as close an eye on their cholesterol. Find out what physicians are learning about keeping ...

Diabetes management requires a more aggressive approach than previously advised, according to the latest recommendations from the American Diabetes Association. The organization's 2023 Standards of ...

The nation's first new guidelines in a decade for preventing heart attacks and strokes call for twice as many Americans — one-third of all adults — to consider taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs ...

Just under half of all people ages 40-75 would be eligible for statin drugs under new guidelines designed to help doctors prescribe the cholesterol-lowering therapies. A study published Wednesday by ...

WASHINGTON — Millions more Americans could end up taking cholesterol-lowering statin drugs under new recommendations released Tuesday that advocate a dramatic shift in the way doctors assess and treat ...

Americans’ cholesterol levels are dropping, and more people at especially high risk of heart disease are getting treatment, a new report shows. The results suggest that a controversial change in ...

Q: My daughter is considering having her first child at home with a midwife. I'm pretty skeptical, and she wants me to be there with her. What should I tell her? - Rita M., Naples, Fla. A: Currently, ...