Statins work for some people by lowering inflammation. A ketogenic diet can lower inflammation more than a statin. Also statins worsen metabolic syndrome & diabetes.
My records are now recorded that I do not intend taking statins, at my request.
I'm quite happy to have the blood test ... you can't have too much data.Can you just not refuse the appointment for the blood test? That's what I would do.
".....Statins give some people a lot of benefits"Rather then fasting, a 3 day fat feast before the test would be interesting, taking a photo of everything you eat. If the result goes down a lot (as I would expect), the photos may lead to a very confused GP. (If the reuslt does not go down, don't show them the photos.)
Statins gives some people a lot of benfits, but I see no point anyone with low Trigs starting on statins regardless of the total cholesterol.
But you must remember that some people do want cholesterol levels in the range which most deem normal.
I have the statins discussion at every review despite telling my DN that I will not take them again due to the complications caused when I did take them - she even agrees that this information is on my notes but still tries to persuade me that I should take them.Why? You simply need to tell your Dr that you don't want statins (as @Bluetit1802 did). In doing that, they won't ask you to come in for blood tests when your TC skyrockets, nor waste their time giving you advice that you're never going to take heed of.
I wouldn't bother. My cholesterol to over 6, but 3 months later 4.8 after cutting back a little on eggs and cream and taking one a cholestragard supplement once a day. Take plant sterol supplements if you are worried about cholesterol. They don't have the nasty side effects that statins have.Hi folks some advice for me please,My nurse wants me on satins and I have refused at the moment.serum cholesterol 5.2 HDL 2..1 LDL 2.6 triglycerides 1.1
Hi folks some advice for me please,My nurse wants me on satins and I have refused at the moment.serum cholesterol 5.2 HDL 2..1 LDL 2.6 triglycerides 1.1
Obviously it is your decision but if those were my numbers and especially if I were an older female (which I'm not) there would be absolutely no reason for me to take statins.Hi folks some advice for me please,My nurse wants me on satins and I have refused at the moment.serum cholesterol 5.2 HDL 2..1 LDL 2.6 triglycerides 1.1
Well they work for me cholesterol well down from over 7 to 5.1 and my last HbA1c was 41 when I was diagnosed it was 46but they do not for diabetic patients
There's are no circumstances where I would take statins and I refuse the blood test. The research on statins is so inconclusive and of very questionable quality. It is sometimes very hard to keep respecting doctor's who won't engage in the discussion, just keep regurgitating the same old same old NICE guidelines. My advice would be, just don't go, save yourself the grief!
Here's a nice short little part of a presentation by Aseem Mulhotra that I watched just this morning.