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My cholesterol has always been elevated (mainly LDL) but my HDL has always been good, as well as triglycerides. I have just had a load of blood tests and my total cholesterol was 7.4, LDL 4.9, HDL 1.4 and trigs 2.7(!) I have attributed this rise to doing LCHF for some time and the increase in saturated fat.
I have always been against statins and believe the part cholesterol plays in heart diseases is somewhat overrated. My homocystiene is good which I believe is a better indicator of heart disease than cholesterol. However, my GP wants to put me on Crestor. I have a family history of heart disease; my father had a heart bypass at age 58 (a year older than me).
So, the doc is wanting me on Crestor as he reckons I have a 1 in 5 chance of having a heart attack over the next 5 years (thanks for that cheery news .. not). But at the same time he is telling me one of the side effects of Crestor is an increased risk of diabetes! Over the last 12 months I've 'reversed' my insulin resistance (if that's possible) and lost 9kg. So I read up on Crestor and as well as the muscle pain and diabetes, also an increased risk of cancer. I honestly feel 'damned if I do, damned if I don't'. I don't feel at all comfortable taking statins; even a cardiologist once told me 'stay from statins, mark my words, in 10 years time all this statin nonsense will come crashing down around our ears'. But then again, on the other hand, I don't really fancy a heart attack either!
Any thoughts?
I have always been against statins and believe the part cholesterol plays in heart diseases is somewhat overrated. My homocystiene is good which I believe is a better indicator of heart disease than cholesterol. However, my GP wants to put me on Crestor. I have a family history of heart disease; my father had a heart bypass at age 58 (a year older than me).
So, the doc is wanting me on Crestor as he reckons I have a 1 in 5 chance of having a heart attack over the next 5 years (thanks for that cheery news .. not). But at the same time he is telling me one of the side effects of Crestor is an increased risk of diabetes! Over the last 12 months I've 'reversed' my insulin resistance (if that's possible) and lost 9kg. So I read up on Crestor and as well as the muscle pain and diabetes, also an increased risk of cancer. I honestly feel 'damned if I do, damned if I don't'. I don't feel at all comfortable taking statins; even a cardiologist once told me 'stay from statins, mark my words, in 10 years time all this statin nonsense will come crashing down around our ears'. But then again, on the other hand, I don't really fancy a heart attack either!
Any thoughts?