article_snippet: Taking statins (pictured) can increase your chance of developing diabetes by up to 46 per cent, research has shown .
article_snippet: Taking statins can increase your chance of developing diabetes by up to 46 per cent, research has shown.
article_snippet: Just under a quarter were taking statins when the latest study started.
article_snippet: Over the course of the latest study, scientists from the University of Eastern Finland found that taking statins increased the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 46 per cent.
article_snippet: scientists from the University of Eastern Finland research, published in the journal Diabetologia, found that statins reduced the ability of insulin to break down blood sugar.
article_snippet: This is known as insulin sensitivity, and was on average 24.3 per cent lower in men who were taking statins.
article_snippet: ‘Statin therapy was associated with a 46 per cent increased risk of type 2 diabetes. '
article_snippet: The association of statin use with increased risk of developing diabetes is most likely directly related to statins decreasing both insulin sensitivity and secretion.