ButtterflyLady
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- Type of diabetes
- Treatment type
- Tablets (oral)
- Dislikes
- Acceptance of health treatment claims that are not adequately supported by evidence. I dislike it when people sell ineffective and even harmful alternative health products to exploit the desperation of people with chronic illness.
It's always disappointing when a doctor gives false reassurance to someone with an HbA1c of 47, because this is the high end of prediabetes, and proper advice should be given.
It's also extremely disappointing when doctors or nurses tell diabetics they must be on a statin just because they are diabetic, or a certain age or gender... this is ridiculous, unscientific overtreatment. It harms people because they can suffer side effects and risks with no or negligible benefits. Unfortunately patients are often unaware that the decision to go on a statin should be made after taking their individual lipid levels and other risk factors into account. At least we can provide this info to people who find this forum, and save a few people from being harmed.
IF a person's individual lipids and risk factors suggest it, a statin can provide benefits that outweigh the potential side effects and risks. Key word "IF".
It's also extremely disappointing when doctors or nurses tell diabetics they must be on a statin just because they are diabetic, or a certain age or gender... this is ridiculous, unscientific overtreatment. It harms people because they can suffer side effects and risks with no or negligible benefits. Unfortunately patients are often unaware that the decision to go on a statin should be made after taking their individual lipid levels and other risk factors into account. At least we can provide this info to people who find this forum, and save a few people from being harmed.
IF a person's individual lipids and risk factors suggest it, a statin can provide benefits that outweigh the potential side effects and risks. Key word "IF".
