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Anyone been automatically put onto statins after type 1for 50 years?
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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2370063" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>The cholesterol number at which a diabetic is considered to benefit from statins is lower than that of non diabetics so at some point your number has triggered this 'offer' by your doctor who genuinely believes that because more diabetics get heart disease and heart disease is causally linked to higher ldl cholesterol that giving a drug that lowers that number will reduce your risk of disease.</p><p>It is up to you to decide just how at risk you are versus risk of statin side effects. </p><p>Lots here do not believe that statins offer benefits outweighing the risks so it is controversial and you may wish to find out a little more.</p><p>Personally I find it irritating to be automatically lumped into any group on account of diabetes e.g. 'vulnerable' and 'arteries must be furry' but that's just me.</p><p>My father age 70+ and overweight with type 2 takes the view that if he is told to take a tablet by his GP then that's good enough and he does take them and has had no side effects.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2370063, member: 365308"] The cholesterol number at which a diabetic is considered to benefit from statins is lower than that of non diabetics so at some point your number has triggered this 'offer' by your doctor who genuinely believes that because more diabetics get heart disease and heart disease is causally linked to higher ldl cholesterol that giving a drug that lowers that number will reduce your risk of disease. It is up to you to decide just how at risk you are versus risk of statin side effects. Lots here do not believe that statins offer benefits outweighing the risks so it is controversial and you may wish to find out a little more. Personally I find it irritating to be automatically lumped into any group on account of diabetes e.g. 'vulnerable' and 'arteries must be furry' but that's just me. My father age 70+ and overweight with type 2 takes the view that if he is told to take a tablet by his GP then that's good enough and he does take them and has had no side effects. [/QUOTE]
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