- Messages
- 200
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- Being so high I can barely open my eyes :(
Morning Guys and Girls
Got a shock when I went to pick up my prescription on friday, a post it note on my strips saying cholesterol was up and I needed to take simvastatin for life!
Needless to say I was a bit shocked, not leastly because I was being told by the till operator and not a Doctor..who must have thought I was going to cry because its the first time she has ever smiled at me lol
So I went to the Nurse this am, and asked for an explanation. She told me that the way I was told was wrong. Also that the level was 5.2 (just over acceptable) and my previous from 3 months ago was 4.3 (fine) and three months prior 5.3.
I have made no dietary changes in the last 3 months , eaten no more or no less than usual. So I am confused. I asked her to give me three months to try and make a change myself before going on the meds and she agreed this was a good idea. So I said I would try to :
Exercise every day for at least half an hour (currently at my heaviest 12st ) in order to lose at least a stone
Take a Benecol drink daily
Sorry for the long winded post, can anyone else offer any suggestions? Or is anyone else trying/tried this method?
Thanks in advance
Karen
Got a shock when I went to pick up my prescription on friday, a post it note on my strips saying cholesterol was up and I needed to take simvastatin for life!
Needless to say I was a bit shocked, not leastly because I was being told by the till operator and not a Doctor..who must have thought I was going to cry because its the first time she has ever smiled at me lol
So I went to the Nurse this am, and asked for an explanation. She told me that the way I was told was wrong. Also that the level was 5.2 (just over acceptable) and my previous from 3 months ago was 4.3 (fine) and three months prior 5.3.
I have made no dietary changes in the last 3 months , eaten no more or no less than usual. So I am confused. I asked her to give me three months to try and make a change myself before going on the meds and she agreed this was a good idea. So I said I would try to :
Exercise every day for at least half an hour (currently at my heaviest 12st ) in order to lose at least a stone
Take a Benecol drink daily
Sorry for the long winded post, can anyone else offer any suggestions? Or is anyone else trying/tried this method?
Thanks in advance
Karen