“1. Increases your chance of Type II Diabetes by 1/3.”
Yea, but diabetics are GREAT for the medical profession - they spend a ton of money trying to manage their disease.
Anyway, I had a friend go on statins in his 30s, 10 years later, yep, Type 2...with no family history at all. Hard to blame it on anything else - and now, they are just starting to admit to this ‘minor’ side effect.
Also, a cousin of mine when on Statins in his late 30s and got cataracts in both eyes within a decade. At least that’s treatable...but people in their 40s don’t just get cataracts - something caused it. And yes, they’re also starting to admit that cataracts is a side effect.
...a VERY NASTY line of drugs.
“And yes, they’re also starting to admit that cataracts is a side effect”
a FOURTH dirty little secret then. increases chance of early-onset by 27%. AND you’re hosed if you don’t have insurance. At least if you make it to Medicare age, you’ll be covered for cataracts, and most people usually don’t get them until that age group anyway.
yes, statins are nasty, and even though i have severe CAD, i refuse to take them.
as to the lack of CoQ10, multiple research has shown it to be cardiovascular-protective, so in my opinion it’s practically medical malpractice to prescribe a statin without also prescribing CoQ10.
So, taking statins without CoQ10 simply trades one heart problem for another, PLUS inducing Type II diabetes, cataracts, and mental dysfunction.