Thanks for the great & simplified video on the subject. I consider myself as an athlete by always training for Triathlons. 2005, started statins & got Diabeties in the 1st month then at my follow-up Dr visit 1 year later, he was ready to give me insulin. Many health professionals laugh at me when I state I got Diabetes from Statins. It is depressing. 4 years kind of doing KETO nutrition has helped incredibly. By the way, stopped Statin after 6 years when I heard Dr Oz on TV state 20% Statin users get Diabetes. I'm doing more correct KETO now and it is helping me tremendously. I will be this way for life. Thanks for your video.
Had high cholesterol for years and finally caved in to doctor and took Atorvastatin for 3 years. I am now prediabetic and still have high cholesterol months after discontinuing the statin. Could taking a statin lead to a permanent increase in blood sugar?
Statins do change your biology. But it is worth remembering your body is always remodelling and adapting to the situation. Can it "fix" everything - NO. But, a lot of the time, if you can change the "bad" signalling, things can and do improve. Trick is to find the trigger.
@@TheJoncic still a pre-diabetic from the statin. Eat very little food, fasting blood sugar is still high. Atorvastatin ruined that permanently for me.
I would not be so categorical. It might be one of the mechanisms, might be something, completely different. I have seen other ideas in scientific literature. Point of the video, statins increase your risk of type 2 diabetes, significantly.
@@Betterbodychemistry Not quite sure I understand what you mean by my being too categorical. Isn't statin impairment of GLUT1 receptors specifically what the researchers in Poland discovered (@ 5:03)?
Yes, the researchers in Poland did find that, BUT..... There are lots of buts. They did their study on cells in a lab dish, this is already a very artificial situation. They did not verify, that the same thing happened in a live animal. We don't know if this is what would happen in humans. We don't know if they got the dose "right" - was the dose too high Maybe the reason it happened, was something else was "broken" and it showed up as a problem with the GLUT1 receptor. Because they looked to see how well the GLUT1 receptor was working, they didn't look at what happened to x or y etc. Have other people seen this too ? I won't carry on..... you get the point, for something to be considered "the truth", in the world of science, you need to be able to dot the i's and cross the t's. In the case of this story, it needs a lot more science, to be sure, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS. I will re-iterate the point i.e. the reason I wrote the story.... Taking a statin increases your risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is not a debate. It is a fact. It is acknowledged by FDA. And I think it is something people taking a statin, should be mindful of. Hope that clarifies.
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Thanks for the great & simplified video on the subject. I consider myself as an athlete by always training for Triathlons. 2005, started statins & got Diabeties in the 1st month then at my follow-up Dr visit 1 year later, he was ready to give me insulin. Many health professionals laugh at me when I state I got Diabetes from Statins. It is depressing. 4 years kind of doing KETO nutrition has helped incredibly. By the way, stopped Statin after 6 years when I heard Dr Oz on TV state 20% Statin users get Diabetes. I'm doing more correct KETO now and it is helping me tremendously. I will be this way for life. Thanks for your video.
Sorry to hear your story. Drugs give and take - unfortunately, people don't hear a lot about "the take". Glad things are coming right.
Excellent video!!!!!
Had high cholesterol for years and finally caved in to doctor and took Atorvastatin for 3 years. I am now prediabetic and still have high cholesterol months after discontinuing the statin. Could taking a statin lead to a permanent increase in blood sugar?
Statins do change your biology. But it is worth remembering your body is always remodelling and adapting to the situation. Can it "fix" everything - NO. But, a lot of the time, if you can change the "bad" signalling, things can and do improve. Trick is to find the trigger.
@@Betterbodychemistry latest blood test A1C reduced from 6.0 to 5.6. Will keep trying to get to my pre-statin A1C of 5.3.
@@TheCoolOwen how is it now?
@@TheJoncic still a pre-diabetic from the statin. Eat very little food, fasting blood sugar is still high. Atorvastatin ruined that permanently for me.
So, in a nutshell, statins "break" glut-1 transporters.
I would not be so categorical. It might be one of the mechanisms, might be something, completely different. I have seen other ideas in scientific literature. Point of the video, statins increase your risk of type 2 diabetes, significantly.
@@Betterbodychemistry Not quite sure I understand what you mean by my being too categorical. Isn't statin impairment of GLUT1 receptors specifically what the researchers in Poland discovered (@ 5:03)?
Yes, the researchers in Poland did find that, BUT.....
There are lots of buts.
They did their study on cells in a lab dish, this is already a very artificial situation.
They did not verify, that the same thing happened in a live animal.
We don't know if this is what would happen in humans.
We don't know if they got the dose "right" - was the dose too high
Maybe the reason it happened, was something else was "broken" and it showed up as a problem with the GLUT1 receptor. Because they looked to see how well the GLUT1 receptor was working, they didn't look at what happened to x or y etc.
Have other people seen this too ?
I won't carry on..... you get the point, for something to be considered "the truth", in the world of science, you need to be able to dot the i's and cross the t's. In the case of this story, it needs a lot more science, to be sure, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS.
I will re-iterate the point i.e. the reason I wrote the story....
Taking a statin increases your risk of being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. This is not a debate. It is a fact. It is acknowledged by FDA. And I think it is something people taking a statin, should be mindful of.
Hope that clarifies.
are you from india ? your accent is strange
I am South African, but the accent is not 100 % South African. I have listened to too many American podcasts and things, so it has been diluted a bit.
@@Betterbodychemistry ah thanks for explanation , love your channel and contents