I've been to see the Nurse for a Diabetes check this morning. She started off by telling me how wrong I was not to be taking a statin, even if my cholesterol is very low as a diabetic I MUST take a statin. Then we moved on to how bad a low carb diet was and where I could cut the carbs back some, I needed lots of them to keep my blood glucose under control. After going on at me, and me trying to give my point of view, she took my blood pressure, and surprise, surprise it was high 137/86. She then weighed me and I've lost 12 kilos since I last saw her in March and 2 kilos since I saw the doctor a month ago. She told me that this was good, but that my diet was still wrong.
Then she congratulated me on the fact that I've kept off cigarettes as trials, just like with statins, show they are harmful, and that she hoped that I'd at least agree with her on that one (sarcy). So I told her I'd agree that she was right about one thing anyway :lol: .
At least my doctor understands and I'll see him for the results in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to knowing my cholesterol and if it is high, will go back on the statins.
MTT
Then she congratulated me on the fact that I've kept off cigarettes as trials, just like with statins, show they are harmful, and that she hoped that I'd at least agree with her on that one (sarcy). So I told her I'd agree that she was right about one thing anyway :lol: .
At least my doctor understands and I'll see him for the results in a couple of weeks. I'm looking forward to knowing my cholesterol and if it is high, will go back on the statins.
MTT