[Statins and new-onset diabetes : benefit-risk balance].

Statins are the most commonly prescribed cholesterol-lowering drugs for cardiovascular prevention. Data from randomized clinical trials have shown an increased risk of diabetes mellitus type 2 (DT2) on statin treatment. These findings have been confirmed in genetic Mendelian randomization studies and in observational cohorts. The molecular mechanisms remain partly unknown. The risk of TD2 is higher with high doses of statins and in people with preexisting risk factors for T2D (prediabetes, metabolic syndrome). The cardiovascular benefit of statins overdrive by far the risk of diabetes and the prescription of statins in high risk cardiovascular subjects should not be questioned. Glycaemic monitoring and the adaptation of lifestyle and dietary measures are recommended for subjects at risk of T2D.
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