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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 888642" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I'm no medical professional, but your nurse sounds like an ignorant idiot.</p><p></p><p>There are many T2s who manage to come off medication and manage by diet and exercise alone. Some of them post on this forum. Giving someone a drug (statin) 'for life' without bothering to investigate whether they still need it is simply bad practice.</p><p></p><p>Have a google for the risks of too low cholesterol (they are as bad as too high), and then discuss it with your doc - since your nurse clearly doesn't understand the basics.</p><p></p><p>Maybe up your oily fish intake, add nuts, chia seeds or supplement with Omega 3s to increase your HDL (the healthy cholestrol)</p><p></p><p>There is some evidence that Metformin (at a suitable dose) may have long term benefits to life expectancy, so maybe have a look for that info too. I agree that metformin's effects take 3 weeks or so to kick in, and work in the background, rather than controlling BG on a meal by meal basis, so time of day is irrelevant. Maybe just pick a time and make it habitual?</p><p></p><p>Congratulations on your hugely impressive A1c results.</p><p>She should have been celebrating with you, congratulating you and <em><strong>asking to learn how you did it</strong></em>, instead of parroting dogma.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 888642, member: 41816"] I'm no medical professional, but your nurse sounds like an ignorant idiot. There are many T2s who manage to come off medication and manage by diet and exercise alone. Some of them post on this forum. Giving someone a drug (statin) 'for life' without bothering to investigate whether they still need it is simply bad practice. Have a google for the risks of too low cholesterol (they are as bad as too high), and then discuss it with your doc - since your nurse clearly doesn't understand the basics. Maybe up your oily fish intake, add nuts, chia seeds or supplement with Omega 3s to increase your HDL (the healthy cholestrol) There is some evidence that Metformin (at a suitable dose) may have long term benefits to life expectancy, so maybe have a look for that info too. I agree that metformin's effects take 3 weeks or so to kick in, and work in the background, rather than controlling BG on a meal by meal basis, so time of day is irrelevant. Maybe just pick a time and make it habitual? Congratulations on your hugely impressive A1c results. She should have been celebrating with you, congratulating you and [I][B]asking to learn how you did it[/B][/I], instead of parroting dogma. [/QUOTE]
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