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<blockquote data-quote="forty six" data-source="post: 604155" data-attributes="member: 72202"><p>Recently on the BBC website they listed the following stats:</p><p></p><p>If 1,000 people took statins for 3 years it would prevent;</p><p>7 non-fatal heart attacks</p><p>4 strokes</p><p>2 deaths</p><p></p><p>As upsetting as these stats are for the families of these people, if you set that against the possible side effects which may debilitate the lives of 1,000 people. Even if only 10% of them suffer side effects, it can ruin the lives of these people and their families. For them it may be a risk they are not willing to take.</p><p></p><p>Also it must costing the country a fortune as not everyone will be getting free prescriptions.</p><p></p><p>On another note I again raised the thorny issue of testing kits and strips with my DSN today. Told in no uncertain terms that the risk for type 2's is so small that providing them has no long term benefits and can cause 'testing obsession'. I asked how we are supposed to know what sends us high if we cannot test on a regular basis (I normally only test once every 3 days). She said we must rely on the HB1Ac test. We all know that this is just too long apart to have a significant impact when trying to control BG. They really don't want us be in control of this at all do they. The less we know the more we have to rely on them.</p><p></p><p>What do you regard as a risk too small, this is my life and I want to control this disease not the other way around.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="forty six, post: 604155, member: 72202"] Recently on the BBC website they listed the following stats: If 1,000 people took statins for 3 years it would prevent; 7 non-fatal heart attacks 4 strokes 2 deaths As upsetting as these stats are for the families of these people, if you set that against the possible side effects which may debilitate the lives of 1,000 people. Even if only 10% of them suffer side effects, it can ruin the lives of these people and their families. For them it may be a risk they are not willing to take. Also it must costing the country a fortune as not everyone will be getting free prescriptions. On another note I again raised the thorny issue of testing kits and strips with my DSN today. Told in no uncertain terms that the risk for type 2's is so small that providing them has no long term benefits and can cause 'testing obsession'. I asked how we are supposed to know what sends us high if we cannot test on a regular basis (I normally only test once every 3 days). She said we must rely on the HB1Ac test. We all know that this is just too long apart to have a significant impact when trying to control BG. They really don't want us be in control of this at all do they. The less we know the more we have to rely on them. What do you regard as a risk too small, this is my life and I want to control this disease not the other way around. [/QUOTE]
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