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Anyone been automatically put onto statins after type 1for 50 years?
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<blockquote data-quote="35yearsofType1" data-source="post: 2370263" data-attributes="member: 528868"><p>Hi - I’ve had a recent conversation with my consultant - I’ve been diabetic for 36 years (I’m 37) cholesterol was 4.1 at my last appointment and he sent me a letter saying I needed to start statins - apparently there has been some guidance that anyone over 40 who has type 1 should take statins and that cholesterol should be under 4. I argued that I’m not 40 yet! So I’m holding off for a little while.</p><p></p><p>Also there is an algorithm they use to calculate your risk. It’s called QRISK2 and if you type it into google you can put your own data in - if I remember correctly if your result is less than 10 then there is much of a reason to take them. It calculates you risk of cardiovascular disease within the next 10 years.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="35yearsofType1, post: 2370263, member: 528868"] Hi - I’ve had a recent conversation with my consultant - I’ve been diabetic for 36 years (I’m 37) cholesterol was 4.1 at my last appointment and he sent me a letter saying I needed to start statins - apparently there has been some guidance that anyone over 40 who has type 1 should take statins and that cholesterol should be under 4. I argued that I’m not 40 yet! So I’m holding off for a little while. Also there is an algorithm they use to calculate your risk. It’s called QRISK2 and if you type it into google you can put your own data in - if I remember correctly if your result is less than 10 then there is much of a reason to take them. It calculates you risk of cardiovascular disease within the next 10 years. [/QUOTE]
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