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<blockquote data-quote="gillytee31" data-source="post: 2088566" data-attributes="member: 52293"><p>I sometimes wonder if I am the only one on here who takes statins without any problems. I started taking them before I was diagnosed with diabetes because I have a truly lousy family history of heart disease (mum died 47, brother 57, cousin 47, aunt 59, grandad 60 something), I also have hypertension and before it was controlled on occasion it would go to 200/120. I also have paroxysmal tachycardia -pulse occasionally goes to over 140. So I am thankful to be able to tKe statins and I have never had any side effects. As far as metformin goes, I had side effects from the usual version but was then put on the extended release version which completely solved the problem. I am on a LCHF diet to keep my sugars under control but I am unlikely to be able to ever stop taking meds because my diabetes is steroid induced rather than because of poor diet. It also does not help that I am a wheelchair user because of polio and as a result of post polio syndrome I do not have the energy to do much exercise. Sorry this is so long, I felt I had tu what I needed to say in context.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gillytee31, post: 2088566, member: 52293"] I sometimes wonder if I am the only one on here who takes statins without any problems. I started taking them before I was diagnosed with diabetes because I have a truly lousy family history of heart disease (mum died 47, brother 57, cousin 47, aunt 59, grandad 60 something), I also have hypertension and before it was controlled on occasion it would go to 200/120. I also have paroxysmal tachycardia -pulse occasionally goes to over 140. So I am thankful to be able to tKe statins and I have never had any side effects. As far as metformin goes, I had side effects from the usual version but was then put on the extended release version which completely solved the problem. I am on a LCHF diet to keep my sugars under control but I am unlikely to be able to ever stop taking meds because my diabetes is steroid induced rather than because of poor diet. It also does not help that I am a wheelchair user because of polio and as a result of post polio syndrome I do not have the energy to do much exercise. Sorry this is so long, I felt I had tu what I needed to say in context. [/QUOTE]
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