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Forty-milligram tablets of the drug Lipitor. Associated Press (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)
Forty-milligram tablets of the drug Lipitor. Associated Press (File Associated Press / The Spokesman-Review)

The FDA has raised questions about the side effects of statin drugs: diabetes and memory loss.Oh, great.

When you come from a family where diabetes is closing in on you from both genetic sides and your cholesterol is high, even when you eat like a rabbit, it’s all a crap shoot. More than 20 million Americans take statin drugs which lowers cholesterol; if the statistics prove true, then 100,000 people would be diagnosed with statin-induced diabetes.

(Healthy) food for thought.

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Spokesman-Review features writer Rebecca Nappi, along with writer Catherine Johnston of Olympia, Wash., discuss here issues facing aging boomers, seniors and those experiencing serious illness, dying, death and other forms of loss.