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Hi all,
I wrote on someone else’s thread yesterday about my new cholesterol levels and my imminent diabetes hospital appointment today.
Today’s appointment was the first time this specialist had ever seen me ... and what does he do?
Ignores Hba1c of 50 (6.7%)
Goes straight to
LDL - 147mg/dL (<115)
Total cholesterol - 222mg/dL (<190)
Ignoring
HDL - 83mg/dL. (45-90)
Trigs - 52 (<150)
And tells me that I have to take statins because my risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, strokes etc. etc. are very high.
I politely refused saying that I didn’t want to take them... result an extremely cross doctor and a twenty minute monologue on the wonders of statins.
It was impossible to have a conversation. It was put that statins are the only solution, he went on to spend my hospital visit talking about statins and explaining why it was necessary to take them and that I was risking my life by not taking them. Not to mention putting into doubt his expertise and intellect by refusing.
I had only said, “I don’t want to take statins”, I got no further than that. I never mentioned other schools of thought or even the side effects or having watched the video Statin Nation that someone from the forum had helpfully posted. I had to listen, what else could I do? After 20 minutes of this, I politely asked him to let me have the bloods tested again in 2 months and see if I got a different result ... after all this is the first time my LDL levels and total cholesterol have been so high....
He grudgingly gave me two months to change my diet back to the high carb diet, stop eating saturated animal fats and proteins and then do the tests. I was thus sent home with the hospital’s diabetic carbs & low fat diet book.
What do you guys think?
I know my measurements are in Italian units, but you can see the guideline levels in brackets. I think the total cholesterol is 5.75.
It’s the highest I’ve ever had it was 202, 2 months ago and 192 a few months before that... so it is going up gradually...
I add that I have been ill this last 6 months so I’ve had a rather sedentary life during this time. I also told the doctor this.
I have to be honest, I am rather shocked that the first time you meet a diabetic patient you focus on their cholesterol and handing out statins without taking a medical history.
He never said a word about my diabetic control. or diabetic complications .... we ran out of time.
But I suppose I should be positive at least I have been given a chance to lower it before the dreaded pills are prescribed.
I’d appreciate your thoughts
I wrote on someone else’s thread yesterday about my new cholesterol levels and my imminent diabetes hospital appointment today.
Today’s appointment was the first time this specialist had ever seen me ... and what does he do?
Ignores Hba1c of 50 (6.7%)
Goes straight to
LDL - 147mg/dL (<115)
Total cholesterol - 222mg/dL (<190)
Ignoring
HDL - 83mg/dL. (45-90)
Trigs - 52 (<150)
And tells me that I have to take statins because my risks of cardiovascular disease, heart attacks, strokes etc. etc. are very high.
I politely refused saying that I didn’t want to take them... result an extremely cross doctor and a twenty minute monologue on the wonders of statins.
It was impossible to have a conversation. It was put that statins are the only solution, he went on to spend my hospital visit talking about statins and explaining why it was necessary to take them and that I was risking my life by not taking them. Not to mention putting into doubt his expertise and intellect by refusing.
I had only said, “I don’t want to take statins”, I got no further than that. I never mentioned other schools of thought or even the side effects or having watched the video Statin Nation that someone from the forum had helpfully posted. I had to listen, what else could I do? After 20 minutes of this, I politely asked him to let me have the bloods tested again in 2 months and see if I got a different result ... after all this is the first time my LDL levels and total cholesterol have been so high....
He grudgingly gave me two months to change my diet back to the high carb diet, stop eating saturated animal fats and proteins and then do the tests. I was thus sent home with the hospital’s diabetic carbs & low fat diet book.
What do you guys think?
I know my measurements are in Italian units, but you can see the guideline levels in brackets. I think the total cholesterol is 5.75.
It’s the highest I’ve ever had it was 202, 2 months ago and 192 a few months before that... so it is going up gradually...
I add that I have been ill this last 6 months so I’ve had a rather sedentary life during this time. I also told the doctor this.
I have to be honest, I am rather shocked that the first time you meet a diabetic patient you focus on their cholesterol and handing out statins without taking a medical history.
He never said a word about my diabetic control. or diabetic complications .... we ran out of time.
But I suppose I should be positive at least I have been given a chance to lower it before the dreaded pills are prescribed.
I’d appreciate your thoughts