Statin

1. ‎'Statin medication [a type of medication used to lower cholesterol] use in postmenopausal women is associated with an increased risk for DM [diabetes] [hazard ratio, 1.71]." (1/222/12)
2. Statin drugs now carry a US Food and Drug Administration warning that they may increase the risk of diabetes mellitus and may worsen glycemic control in patients who already have diabetes. (Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine December 2012vol. 79 12 883-89312/31/12}