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What Causes Diabetes In Women After Taking Lipitor?

I would like to know why with Lipitor only concerns are with women and not men. I have been taking Lipitor for several years now and have type 2 diabeties. It women can get diabeties taking Lipitor why can not men get diabeties taking Lipitor over years. I feel over years will do something to a mans body. I really want to know if a man can get diabeties taking Lipitor over years or not.

Can FDA do anything to find out for men that takes Lipitor? Thank you Mike
Tue, 23 Dec 2014
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lipitor is cholestrol lowering drug.Its not true that men are absolutely safe from the drug in contracting diabetes mellitus, but women are at higher risk than men.Its is possibly the role played by female hormones in making them more prone to develop the disease. This is matter of further research for which various researches are already going on. You get your answers in near future.
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What Causes Diabetes In Women After Taking Lipitor?

thank you user for your query at health care magic. lipitor is cholestrol lowering drug.Its not true that men are absolutely safe from the drug in contracting diabetes mellitus, but women are at higher risk than men.Its is possibly the role played by female hormones in making them more prone to develop the disease. This is matter of further research for which various researches are already going on. You get your answers in near future.