I saw a Lipid Consultant and he was dismissive of my HDL (2.45) and trigs (0.5), he said LDL was a negative marker in itself (mine is 4.2). So to be fair to your Dr & Diabetes Consultant, they ALL seem to think the same.
Hi,
I’ve read a few books on books on statins, helpfully recommended by kind forum users. Dr. Malcolm Kendrick believes that the statin / heart disease hypothesis is based on flawed evidence, and illustrates his belief with valid documentation. However, for various reasons this hypothesis became the consensus so the fact that a Lipid Consultant (I’ve never come across one of these) and a Diabetic Consultant are of the same opinion wouldn’t be surprising as they are both taught this hypothesis.
I would highly recommend the following books by Dr. Malcolm Kendrick;
The Great Cholesterol Con: The Truth about What Really Causes Heart Disease and How to Avoid It
A Statin Nation - Damaging Millions in a Brave New Post Health World
In any case, I think that all medication carries risk and possible side effects , even the humble aspirin. Its always best to question what we put into or onto our bodies whether medication, food, or creams etc. and weigh up the pros and cons of any substance, especially if we take multiple medications, then we definitely have to understand how they interact with one another.
Personally, after being recently told to take Statins and declining the offer
I’ve had all sorted of tests done looking for CVD, prescribed by the diabetes specialist to prove I needed to take them ... the results however came back perfect (I have gorgeous arteries and heart in perfect working order
)
Obviously this is a personal account and everyone is different.. but apart from type one diabetes, I do not come from a family with a history of heart disease ... our burden is the cancer gene ... so my only risk factor is type one ... and as @MeldCP and others have said as long as we keep blood sugars low as much as we can ( not easy, I know) we have a much lower risk of CVD than basing everything on cholesterol levels.
Ps in Kendrick’s books he talks about how much we need cholesterol... it’s not the demon it’s made out to be. Even if you find you don’t agree with him it’s a very interesting read.