There are chances that certain drugs taken to protect heart might increase the risk of type-2 diabetes. Recently, a study has been carried out by a group of researchers from Canada, which has based its above given study findings after carrying out study on 1.5 million people.

The study, which has published in the British Medical Journal, has strong statins have the capacity to bring a rise in the development chances of type-2 diabetes by 22% in comparison to weaker drugs.

As per experts, statins are drugs that are prescribed commonly to bring a decline. With the intake of these drugs, a decline can be brought in the chances of heart attack.

"The most potent statins, at least in higher doses, should preferably be reserved for patients who do not respond to low-potency treatment, but have a high total risk of cardiovascular disease", said Prof Risto Huupponen and Prof Jorma Viikari from the University of Turku, Finland.

Maureen Talbot from the British Heart Foundation said that statins are taken by millions of people across the UK. It helps them save from coronary heart disease. Talbot said that but the recent study has said that stronger stains are associated with development of diabetes.