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Doctor has agreed with me to come of Simvastatin for a trial period. He listened and agreed that the cholesterol seems OK and "it will be interesting to see if the side effect" I mentioned do clear up. He finished by saying" I'm probably right about It" So once again thank you all for your input...

I think I was prescribed statin' s due to FH-CVA my father had heart attack when he was 63 and died following a stroke when he was 69. I can't remember the exact date I was put on them but I think it may have been before diabetes diagnosis. I will be seeing a senior doctor at the surgery...

@LittleGreyCat Thank you for your reply. I had intended to wait till my next HbA1c before asking to drop the statin's. But I've made an appointment to tell the doc that I will be stopping them so that we can see the results at the same time. I've been on them for so long now. I can't remember...

Best of luck with the LCHF. It really does work! Seeing the fall in one's BG readings spurred me on and I'm sure it will for you!

These are the latest Cholesterol results. I haven't had any issues but my father died at age 69 following strokes. But it is something I intend to raise when I go back in 3 to 4 months time. Thank you for your support.

I was diagnosed type 2 in April 2003. I was told that I was controlling my condition well. My medication had been changed over the years. About 4 years ago it was adjusted and I was on 2 x1g Metformin SR and 1 x 100mg Sitagliptin and Simvastatin 1x 10mg. I continued to have my annual eye...

Same here. Diabetic for 14 years made aware of Michael Moseley book "8 Week Blood Sugar Diet". Lost 2 & 3/4 stone on Low Carb since Dec 2016. Hb1ac now well within "normal" range hoping to come off meds next DN appointment [emoji4] [emoji4]