June 22, 2007 -- Two different kinds of cholesterol-lowering drugs may lower the risk of nerve damage in the hands and feet of people with diabetes. It's a condition known as peripheral neuropathy. Symptoms -- pain, tingling, weakness, or numbness in the feet and hands -- afflict at least half of people with diabetes.Now there's preliminary evidence that so-called lipid-lowering drugs might protect people with diabetes from peripheral neuropathy.ymptoms -- pain, tingling, weakness, or numbness in the feet and hands -- afflict at least half of people with diabetes. Now there's preliminary evidence that so-called lipid-lowering drugs might protect people with diabetes from peripheral neuropathy.
The balance sheet is a financial statement that shows a company's financial status at the end of a specific date. A profit and loss is a financial statement that summarizes revenue, costs and expenses during a specific time period.
This is a key distinction between the income statement and the balance sheet. The revenues and expenses on an income statement report the financial impact of activities in just the current period whereas items on a balance sheet will continue to have a financial impact beyond the end of the current period.