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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2330437" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>There's only one kind I can take, with my wonky thyroid, and it aggravates my rheumatism, so.... Considering I don't actually <em>need</em> them, but they're given to diabetics as a matter of course.... I think [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] 's advice is excellent. Check your numbers, see if you actually need it. If you're seeing double digits due to familial high cholesterol, or you've had a cardiac event and a cardiologist is pushing them, yeah, okay... Otherwise, I'd do a bit more research to see whether you actually really need them. Then go from there. Also, as an aside, going low carb also lowered my cholesterol. Just so you know. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p><p></p><p>Thing is, statins can up blood sugars. Not the best thing for a T2. The other side effects are also unpleasant, from alzheimer -like symptoms (our brains are made up out of a large portion of cholesterol!) to what I experienced; extreme joint pain. So see what is right for you and go from there. Me....? I'll never take them. Just not an option.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2330437, member: 401801"] There's only one kind I can take, with my wonky thyroid, and it aggravates my rheumatism, so.... Considering I don't actually [I]need[/I] them, but they're given to diabetics as a matter of course.... I think [USER=94045]@Bluetit1802[/USER] 's advice is excellent. Check your numbers, see if you actually need it. If you're seeing double digits due to familial high cholesterol, or you've had a cardiac event and a cardiologist is pushing them, yeah, okay... Otherwise, I'd do a bit more research to see whether you actually really need them. Then go from there. Also, as an aside, going low carb also lowered my cholesterol. Just so you know. ;) Thing is, statins can up blood sugars. Not the best thing for a T2. The other side effects are also unpleasant, from alzheimer -like symptoms (our brains are made up out of a large portion of cholesterol!) to what I experienced; extreme joint pain. So see what is right for you and go from there. Me....? I'll never take them. Just not an option. [/QUOTE]
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