title: Ask the doctor. I have been taking niacin for several years, and it has helped keep my good and bad cholesterol in their healthy ranges. Now I have been diagnosed with diabetes, and my doctor forbids me from taking niacin any more. What's the reasoning behind this?
authors.affiliation: Joslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: Om P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Ganda
mesh_terms: D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000187:drug effects*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009525:Niacin / Q000008:administration & dosage*
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D000960:Hypolipidemic Agents; D009525:Niacin