A database study involving beneficiaries the military health system highlighted a link between a heart medication and the risk of developing diabetes. Researchers from the VA North Texas Health System and the University of Texas Southwestern in Dallas have identified a possible link between taking statins and an increase risk in developing diabetes. The results of the study were reported online in the Journal of Ge

Statins are prescribed to people suffering with heart conditions. It is considered as one of the most commonly prescribed drugs to lower cholesterol and prevent heart disease. Although statins are considered as quite effective in treating and reducing cardiovascular events, researchers have found that it also increases the risk of diabetes, so much so that it is added into the warning labels of the said drugs. Many