Statins may protect people with type 2 diabetes far beyond the highest-risk group, cutting deaths and heart events even in those once considered “low risk.” Credit: Shutterstock A large long-term study has found that statins, a widely used class of cholesterol-lowering medications, significantly reduce the risk of death and serious heart-related problems in adults with type 2 diabetes. Importantly, these benefits were seen even in people who were considered to have a low chance of developing