1. Statins and Glucose Metabolism: An Endocrinology Perspective

2. Goals

3. Common Knowledge

4. Benefits Statins Outweigh the Risks

5. Pitavastatin Has a Neutral Effect on FBG Across the Dose Range

6. J-PREDICT -- Pitavastatin No Increased Risk of T2D

7. Pitavastatin: Head-to-Head Statin Trials

8. Risk for New-Onset Diabetes With Statins Increases With Age

9. Benefit of Statin With Lifestyle Changes

10. Patient Education -- Team Approach

11. How to Proceed With Your Patient

12. Mechanism of Action: HMG-CoA Reductase

13. J-PREDICT and Take-Home Points

14. Abbreviations

15. Abbreviations (cont)