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Well that’s just where you’re completely wrong. Do you know how many paracetamol-related deaths through overdose there are every year? Your average person has no idea how lethal they are in overdose which is why deaths occur regularly. Statins have risks in overdose too but they have been...

Uhhhhhh I didn’t read anything in your referenced article about poor methodology? They refer to ‘follow-up’ period of 15 yrs but that is just what it means.....follow-up, not controlled study. Poor use of reported data perhaps but the data is accurate because the study was well-conducted. No...

The Defence Rests..... https://www.lipid.org/sites/default/files/2-_landmark_clinical_trials-_brown.pdf

Well said! You’re quite right. For ‘natural remedies’ read ‘untried and untested’ should watch out. That said if they work for you then good luck. The power of placebo effect is often greater than ‘active’!! If you read the PI on almost any drug you’d never take anything! I am very sorry...

‘Statin-pushers’. Well the main ‘pushers’ are now the regulatory authorities and disease associations, not big Pharma. Thank you for your super balanced argument. You quote one scientists article against 20 yrs of evidence-based research. Super stuff. That said I’m not ignoring everything...

Hence my sentence ‘if you cannot tolerate them that’s unfortunate’ and ‘all drugs are poisons’. I read the article. Interesting. Could well be glial-cell effect along with all kinds of other mechanisms going on. The truth is that we never know the full effects of any drug until 30-40 yrs in...

Sorry - above Link didn’t work, try this for statin trial evidence: https://www.wikijournalclub.org/wiki/WOSCOPS

Hmmmm there are very negative comments on statins here and the media is promoting this adverse reaction currently. The facts are that if you have at least one CVD risk factor and/or ongoing raised cholesterol levels then there is a Ton of robust long-term evidence supporting the use of statins...

Good advice on carbs but not medicines.....'statins have more S/Es than benefits'......well maybe you haven't read the decades of overwhelming clinical evidence supporting the role of statins in both primary and secondary prevention of CVD which is especially important then in diabetes because...

4.9 this morning

Very good idea. 5.1 for me at 8.30 am.....could be better, could be worse [emoji57]! Onwards and upwards! Have a great day all......

5.4 this AM

8.5 at 9am. Evening Plate of chips, round of bread and 3 beers did it for me plus v little exercise yesterday. Gotta blow out sometimes though. Lunch today was tomato and sardines to get back on the wagon. Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum

4.9 at 9.30am Sent from my iPhone using DCUK Forum

FBG 5.7 this morning at 7.30am.

Breakfast of yoghurt, orange and two spoons of muesli. Got a 6.8 an hour post prandial. Not too shabby.

Greetings from Costa del Sol..... Cornflakes for breakfast and a round of toast. A lovely Sea Bass and salad by the beach for lunch with a couple of glasses of wine BUT 90 minute walk to restaurant so I earned it?!

4.9 this AM but 3 thumb prick attempts. Ouch. That woke me up.

4.6 this morning at 10am after a rather heavy night yesterday (got to let it go sometimes haven't you?!) so happy with that.

Have been on metformin 1000mg twice daily for 7 yrs now. Only a few side effects at the start then absolutely fine. Helped me get under control quickly. Didn't affect my appetite but that said the initial diagnosis hit me and I went a bit crazy with my diet by fasting too much and basically...