Statins,
Are They For All Your Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Patients?
Experts
say the statins’ do
much more than lower your cholesterol. Taking statins cuts your
odds of a heart attack by 40 percent, your odds of diabetes by 30
percent. It also reduces your risk of cancer, brittle bones and
apparently it even helps stop HIV.
Yet,
Studies have shown that about 30% of seniors should be on a
statin drug, but only 4% are!
It's
a single pill that does so much. Bill Clinton takes one every day,
as do eight million others.
More
and more studies are showing Statins' benefits have very little to
do with lowering your cholestorol. Their benefits, even for heart
disease, come from something else.
More
and more studies show their benefits have very little to do with
actively lowering your cholesterol. Their benefits, even for heart
disease, come from something else.
Statins
actually prevent inflammation of your cells. Therefore, Statins
stop heart attacks even if your cholesterol is normal. Statins
work so fast they can stop heart attacks just about to occur, by
reducing the inflammation that leads to a sudden heart block.
But
their effects don't stop there. Two studies, just released, prove
Statins can help prevent inflammation elsewhere as well. They can
prevent or alleviate the symptoms of other diseases, including
Multiple Sclerosis and Alzheimer's.
Some
symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis such as blindness and numbness are
caused when nerve cells become inflamed. Now researchers have
announced Statins stop that inflammation in laboratory animals.
Alzheimer's
disease researchers found Statin users are seventy-nine percent
less likely to have Alzheimer's. This time, Statin prevents the
inflammation that causes the development of amyloid plaques deep
in your brain.
Statins
may be miracle drugs but they come at a high price. While thirty
percent of seniors should take the drug, only four percent are on
the medication. Experts say the main reason for this is that
Statins cost an average of $1,500 a year, too much for the average
senior to afford.
If
you patients cannot afford to purchase a statin, then just go to www.diabetesmeds.org
and print the form and have the patient fill it out.
Instead of $1500 dollars a year it would only cost them 40
dollars a year.
