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Statins may raise blood glucose: Should we be concerned?
On February 28, 2012, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved new safety label changes for the statin class of cholesterol-lowering drugs.1 These changes included a statement regarding the effect of statins on blood glucose. The FDA stated that “increases in blood sugar levels have been reported with statin use.” However, they also indicated that “the cardiovascular benefits of statins outweigh these small increased risks.”
Association’s Clinical Practice Guidelines Rank Among World’s Best
In January 2012, the Annals of Internal Medicine published a paper by the Johns Hopkins University Evidence-Based Practice Review Center that concluded that the Canadian Diabetes Association 2008 Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Diabetes in Canada ranks among the world’s best diabetes guidelines.
Position Statement and Paper
Role of Self Monitoring of Blood Glucose: Recommendations from the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) and the Canadian Diabetes Association.