I will totally agree with your findings...was on statins for long time, dr added Zetia which i think works in bowels rather than blood...zetia seemed to kick cholesterol way down, so i asked if i can just take zetia ($10. per pill at the time) was told no must be with statins...so then, i mysteriously became diabetic, doesn't run in my family...started reading, turns out statins cause diabetes in post-menopausal women, didn't say anything about men, but probably same about diabetes, so dr rx'd metformin for diabetes...so, stopped taking statins, continued zetia which is now available as generic, started the turmeric/black pepper for cholesterol, and cinnamon capsules for diabetes...all normal now and liver function good...lately added a couple tsp of raw unfiltered honey at bedtime, and benefits are great for all kinds of things, including liver repair, anti inflammatory, anti-fungal, etc...many articles on the honey at bedtime thing now...must be raw and unfiltered, not easy to find, but worth the effort...good health, friends!

I will totally agree with your findings...was on statins for long time, dr added Zetia which i think works in bowels rather than blood...zetia seemed to kick cholesterol way down, so i asked if i can just take zetia ($10. per pill at the time) was told no must be with statins...so then, i mysteriously became diabetic, doesn't run in my family...started reading, turns out statins cause diabetes in post-menopausal women, didn't say anything about men, but probably same about diabetes, so dr rx'd metformin for diabetes...so, stopped taking statins, continued zetia which is now available as generic, started the turmeric/black pepper for cholesterol, and cinnamon capsules for diabetes...all normal now and liver function good