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Can livalo (pitavastatin) raise my blood sugar?
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Possible: Increase in blood sugar and diabetes are reported potential adverse effect of statins.
Answered 8/31/2013
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Livalo (pitavastatin): Yes, the statin drug Livalo (pitavastatin) common causes an increase in blood sugar, and thus should be used with caution in patients with diabetes mellitus.
Answered 6/27/2014
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Livalo (pitavastatin): I did not see this listed as a side effect of livalo (pitavastatin). http://www.drugs.com/sfx/livalo (pitavastatin)-side-effects.html.
Answered 9/11/2013
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Maybe (not) . . .: Statins, as a group, have recently been linked to a slightly greater risk of diabetes, or at least an increase in glucose levels. Whether this is clinically important is being debated because statins are considered standard of care for most, if not all, dm. Studies are ongoing to determine what predisposes someone on a statin to develop dm. There also appears to be a difference in risk btwn statin.
Answered 5/20/2015
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My mom's cholesterol is 229.5 and LDL 151.9. The pa. Prescribed livalo (pitavastatin). Also her GGT is 29.5 any concern from this med or these numbers? Thank you
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My mom's cholesterol is 229.5 and LDL 151.9. The pa. Prescribed livalo (pitavastatin). Also her GGT is 29.5 any concerns from the meds or these numbers? Thank you!
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Cannot take statins due to muscle pain & slightly elevated ana. Current md wants me on Zetia or livalo (pitavastatin). I'm afraid of muscle pain again. Can i say no?
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