--that statin drugs may, for some diabetics/pre-diabetics, contibute to slowing the neuropathy process. Since the neuropathy of diabetes is generally thought to be primarily ischemic in nature--that is, due to deteriortion of the vascular system and decreaed circulation, so that oxygen/nutrients have a harder time reaching the nerves and toxins have a harder time being processed out--anything like statins that may help to promote good circulation ("keeping the vessels clear") might be advantageous.

Of course, the problem is that for a good number of people, statins themselves have muscular and neural toxicity. This is a well-known possible side effect, even if the manufacturers are reluctant to report it.

My own opinion, from a review of the literature, is that there are a lot of other things one can try first to regulate blood sugar and blood lipid levels--from niacin to cinnamon to fiber to exercise--that are a lot less likely to have deleterious effects. And any of them is probably just as likely to improve or arrest neuropathy.