statins

Hi all. Was diagnosed with T2D in May 23 with a HbA1c of 80. Dropped Carbs and sugars. Took up exercise, lost 45lbs Have had 3 subsequent tests, with scores of 36, 34 and 34 again just last week. Have gone from 2000mg of Metformin down to 500g. I asked the nurse if I could come off it following...

John Campbell interviews Dr Aseem Malhotra. Highlights: Insulin resistance associated not only with T2 diabetes , but with 80% of Heart attacks ( more than high Total Cholesterol or high LDL. Prescription medicine side effects are 3rd biggest killer in USA. Absolute versus Relative benefit is...

Hi everyone I'm 43 years old and have been a diabetic for over 10 years now. Since last year, my endocrinologist has been wanting me to take statins because my LDL cholesterol was 4.6 back in February 2021. I managed to lower it to 3.8 in July 2021 (my HDL was 2.5, trigclycerides 0.67...

Hi all. Received a letter from my GP surgery a few days ago which said that new guidelines suggest that all diabetics take a statin to reduce their cholesterol, regardless of their actual cholesterol level. She has presribed Atorvastatin, 20 mg, one to be taken at night. I have no idea what...

Hi All, Been a while chatting since i got my BS under control a year ago Saddly i was told i had a stroke december 2020 and i have recovered from that well (touch wood) Problem is i have been put on life long statiins again with no discussion about this Atorvastatin hurt me so was replaced with...

Hi everyone I am 32 years old and had diabetes for over 18 years now. I had my last diabetes review on 8th July 2021 after getting my bloods done 2 weeks prior to this. The results show that my HbA1c levels are at 56mmol/mol which is good the previous results were 55 last August and 83 I’m...

I have been doing low carb for approx a year. I came off statins a few months ago as I was concerned about long term effects and I had less energy whilst on them and hips felt more achey (may have been in my head as i dont like taking them lol) I just got my blood results today and my total...

https://doctoraseem.com/a-book-the-food-and-pharmaceutical-industries-will-hate/ am sure a lot of you will be very interested in this new book due out in August

Hi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2. At my appointment with the diabetic nurse I was told my level was 49 and they don't prescribe diabetic medication until your reading is 55. However she prescribed a statin. Having read up about statins I find that they raise your blood sugar level. Can anyone...

I had my doctor appointment yesterday, and again my doctor (MD) encouraged me to take statins. My cholesterol total (hdl and ldl) was 294. The ratio was 3.7 which here in US the good ratio is 0.0 - 3.2 ratio. I have read quite a bit on cholesterol and lowering the ldl which is called "bad...

I turned down statins last year as I felt the benefits v the risks were not for me. I may be wrong (probably wrong), but there's been nothing to convince me in the benefit of taking them. Nothing has changed this year, but during my telephone appointment I agreed to take them. However I'm now...

I am Type 2 Diabetic and being offered Cholesterol medication despite an overall Cholesterol level of 3.5. I am reluctant as I do not wish to deal with another batch off side effects. Am I wrong?

Zoe Harcombe reviewed this paper today. https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/9/12/e028638 The conclusions of the paper are that high LDL cholesterol is beneficial for survival of heart attacks, heart failure, cancer and other major causes of death. The higher your LDL, the better your chances, just...

This morning, I received the anticipated email from Zoe's blog on the recent statin "revelations". The main point, after deconstructing the research, is the quote This study could have been reported as “Those who have the lowest pre-statin LDL-C have more CVD over the next few years”. It should...

I have just read a report in Which? Magazine saying that glucosamine and condroitin can interfere with medications taken for diabetes and cholesterol. I am on metformin and simvastatin and take this supplement every day Should I be concerned?

An interesting statin-use research article published by the (BPS) British Pharmacological Society - Journals on March 5, 2019. https://bpspubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/bcp.13898 I stopped using Statins (Crestor) months ago after reading other medical articles on side-effects and in...

You probably saw the recent "news" that scientists say the more statins you have the better... Well, Zoe Harcombe completely demolished this in her blog as usual. However, I thought you may like to see what Zoe disclosed of the background of the "scientists" that published the research...

I recently had my 3rd diabetic review. I must admit i was feeling apprehensive. I was diagnosed last December with a HbA1c of 62. That went down to 47 (pre diabetic level) in Feb following a LCHF diet and in May it was down to 41 (non diabetic level). 6 months into my new way of eating I had...

Experts Say High Cholesterol Does Not Cause Heart Disease Not sure if this has been cited elsewhere: https://www.diabetesdaily.com/blog/experts-say-high-cholesterol-does-not-cause-heart-disease-595056/ Major quote from the expert reviewers: “in our analysis of three major reviews, that claim...

I’ve just been informed by my GP that anyone who has diabetes for 10years or more should start taking statins, I was wondering if anyone was on them and if you have any advice? Thankyou