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Does he still need the statins? Often the LCHF diet improves the cholesterol profile, and statins have such nasty side effects. Maybe the doc will be willing to d/c them? Be sure that hubby has enough electrolytes. I understand that sometimes the sodium and potassium can get out of balance...

The LCHF diet for diabetics does not mean "Adkins" Diet (thank goodness). Fat in the diet does not cause high cholesterol, carbs do.

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Hello Ruth, I am so sorry to hear about your husband. I have heard that statins are very dangerous drugs for diabetics to take. You might prefer to use the low carbohydrate, high fat diet that Dr. Bernstein wrote about. It's the ONLY diet I have found that is really effective for both...

Hello, I'm Miilanna, 54 years old and female. I live in the USA. I am DEFINITELY NOT wealthy, not even close (my medical bills take up most of the take-home pay). I'm autistic and a physical therapist/manual therapist, but not working for a number of reasons. Although I was diagnosed as Type...