- Messages
- 15
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I had an auto-generated SMS text message from my GP when I turned 50, asking if I'd like to start a course of statins.
I had barely heard of statins so I don't know why it was left to me, to decide. That was some years ago and I still don't know. GPs here are woefully hard to be seen by.
I understand that statins reduce the likelihood of heart trouble among those that take them. I'm active, there's no heart trouble in my family, and I don't foresee it as more likely than not, to affect me.
I don't really want to start taking more medication which once begun, isn't something I can stop taking later...
...but it still feels like an unknown quantity. Is it really advisable, especially for Type 1 diabetes patients, or was it only suggested for me because of my age?
I had barely heard of statins so I don't know why it was left to me, to decide. That was some years ago and I still don't know. GPs here are woefully hard to be seen by.
I understand that statins reduce the likelihood of heart trouble among those that take them. I'm active, there's no heart trouble in my family, and I don't foresee it as more likely than not, to affect me.
I don't really want to start taking more medication which once begun, isn't something I can stop taking later...
...but it still feels like an unknown quantity. Is it really advisable, especially for Type 1 diabetes patients, or was it only suggested for me because of my age?