I have been reading the research and looking at different sites (some from lawyers)on the new findings that 47% of women taking lipitor developed diabetes. There are now starting lawsuits against Pfizer on this claim. I am wondering as to the validity of these claims and worth pursuing.
I have taken lipitor for years and did develop diabetes in 2008. No one in my family, no one including grandparents, aunts, uncles,siblings,cousins etc. have ever had diabetes.It seems like I was the only one. The doctors were actually surprised as I didn't meet the criteria but for whatever reason (statins?) I have diabetes.
At this point I am looking to see if anyone else is pursuing this claim as I know in my later years this will become more of a burden for me with the costs associated with diabetes. Currently I am fortunate to having coverage through my husband's insurance but that will be ending in a few years.
Any thoughts on this issue?
Lawyers. I wonder if they can really prove that it causes diabetes. BTW, Im like you, started on Lipitor a year ago and got D this year. However, I have two family members with it, had gestational diabetes 17 years ago and can remember EVER getting a FSB under 100 in the last 20 years. Personally, I just think that high cholesterol is a sign that your metabolism is out of whack and that your heading towards diabetes.
Also many studies confuse "correlation" with "causation". Many things are correlated - they appear together - but that does not necessarily mean one thing caused the other. It's certainly the case for type 2's that "metabolic syndrome" is often seen with diabetes and sometimes predates it. Metabolic syndrome includes high cholesterol for which Lipitor is frequently the drug prescribed. Type 1's are also not immune from high cholesterol, especially as we get older. For many of us it's genetic.
I agree with you. Unless they prove that it only happens with Lipitor (or only statins) and not other cholesterol-lowering meds, I'd say correlation.