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Thanks for that. I think I’ve seen enough evidence to suggest high LDL is not the problem so I won’t be taking statins. Cheers. Jon.

That’s really interesting. It supports the view about glucose memory and historical levels still affecting eye change some years later. Thanks for sharing that. Cheers. Jon.

Hi. How long have you been managing your diabetes, if you don't mind me asking?

I’m out at the moment but I’ll do this later. Thanks Rachox.

Thanks Bulkbiker. I agree completely. Jon

Hi Rachox. My Cholesterol figures I’m told are OK but my LDL seems very high. Jon

Thanks JMK1954. Jon

Wow. That’s really interesting reading and addresses many of my concerns. I’ve had my bloods taken again. I’ll await the results. Thanks for taking the time to reply. Cheers. Jon. Edited by Rachox for typo in quote box, which changed the meaning

Hi Guzzler. Yes it does say to return in 12 months. Is this significant? Jon

Hi Rachox. I suppose I was worried because I’ve had 3 years of good retinopathy tests and now this. And the only raised figure is my lipids. Jon

Hi. I didn’t ask. I assume he’s talking about the facts as he sees them. ie. if my BG is ok then it must be my Cholesterol. J

Hi. I know many people on this site are anti - statin use but I wanted to raise the following issues and ask people to comment on what course of action they might take if they were facing the same situation as me. I have been diagnosed T2 since Mar 2016. I immediately went on to a LCHF diet...

Thanks LostBoy96. J

Thanks again DarkHorse. Some very interesting reading. I’ve decided to dip into my savings and find a diabetic Consultant with whom I can discuss this further. My GP practice are supposed to contact me annually for a diabetic review/ blood test / foot pricking etc but they never do. I end up...

Hi David. I had had exactly the same thing. I also found that when I walked my right foot would slap on the ground whilst my left foot didn’t. I researched this and for me it was to do with crossing my legs and compressing the nerve behind my knee which makes the outer side of your calf and the...

Thanks for the reply DarkHorse. Sorry for the delay in replying, it took a while to get my head round the great articles you posted. Assuming the metabolic memory theory is correct then the damage to my eyes has already been done and they won’t necessarily respond to good BG control anyway will...

Thanks for all the info dark horse. I wish my GP and nurses were as informed as you and others on this forum. Thanks again. Jon

Thanks Mike. Are there other reasons why I should avoid statins? Jon

Thanks for the reply Ellie. I was wondering whether the retinopathy is as a result of cholesterol rather than glucose. My GP surgery isn’t that up on this sort of stuff (I had to “educate” the practice nurse and GP as to how I reduced my BG). The GP keeps recommending statins but I’m worried...

Hi. I haven’t posted in quite awhile as everything seems to have been ticking over quite well. My BG levels have been well controlled by diet (last HbAc1 was 5.1) and I have been happy with the result. However, I had a recent eye screening appointment and got the results back yesterday. The...