A true friend is consistently willing to put your happiness before your friendship. It's said that good advice grates on the ear, but a true friend won't refrain from telling you something you don't want to hear, something that may even risk fracturing the friendship, if hearing it lies in your best interest.
It's possible your blood sugar (blood glucose) level may increase when you take a statin, which may lead to developing type 2 diabetes. The risk is small but important enough that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on statin labels regarding blood glucose levels and diabetes.
Your liver can significantly raise your blood sugar level by producing excess glucose even though there is already enough sugar in your bloodstream. Sorghum slows down the liver-induced gluconeogenesis âa process that can be especially problematic for diabetics. 19 The result is less new glucose entering the blood. 19 This beneficial mechanism of controlling sugar production in the liver is similar to the anti-diabetes drug metformin. 30.