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I have high blood pressure and my dr wants me to take a statin. HbA1c is 41%.
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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 1312043" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>I agree with [USER=326737]@psignathus[/USER]</p><p></p><p>There is no proven benefit for the heart for</p><p>- prescribing statins to women</p><p>- prescribing statins to people over 70yrs</p><p>(unless you have absurdly high cholesterol, such as with hypercholesteremia)</p><p></p><p>since higher cholesterol is shown to be protective to older people, especially women, I would just politely say 'no thanks, and please write that on my records, so we don't ever have to have this conversation again.'</p><p></p><p>I would also ask for a printout of the cholesterol test, so you actually get to see (in black and white, to take away with you) what the fuss is about. Then go home, and read up a bit - use one of the cholesterol ratio calculators, and see what they are talking about. IF there are any issues, and if you are the slightest bit concerned, then you can always go back and discuss alternatives with the doc, can't you? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 1312043, member: 41816"] I agree with [USER=326737]@psignathus[/USER] There is no proven benefit for the heart for - prescribing statins to women - prescribing statins to people over 70yrs (unless you have absurdly high cholesterol, such as with hypercholesteremia) since higher cholesterol is shown to be protective to older people, especially women, I would just politely say 'no thanks, and please write that on my records, so we don't ever have to have this conversation again.' I would also ask for a printout of the cholesterol test, so you actually get to see (in black and white, to take away with you) what the fuss is about. Then go home, and read up a bit - use one of the cholesterol ratio calculators, and see what they are talking about. IF there are any issues, and if you are the slightest bit concerned, then you can always go back and discuss alternatives with the doc, can't you? ;) [/QUOTE]
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