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“Some studies have suggested that statins may cause hyperglycemia by increasing calcium concentration in the islet cells leading to decrease in insulin release or by decreasing GLUT 4-mediated peripheral glucose uptake.”-
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Effect of statins on fasting plasma glucose in diabetic and nondiabetic patients.
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Sukhija R, et al. J Investig Med. 2009. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/19188844/
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