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<blockquote data-quote="hurf0rd" data-source="post: 1517008" data-attributes="member: 385058"><p>I largely agree with Patti. The BP meds & statins are <em>not </em>treatments for diabetes, but for other things. Having said that, it's not unusual for diabetics to also have high BP/cholesterol, so those drugs may not be unreasonable.</p><p></p><p>But tbh, if you want to control your diabetes, you'll need to understand your body. It's perfectly reasonable to ask <em>why </em>these drugs are "required". If that means another chat to the doctor, then so be it - understand their motivation for saying what they said. There's no smoke or mirrors here - there is tons of information out there (especially on the internet, from reputable places too) - this knowledge does not belong exclusively to doctors. I would suggest for starters that a year is way too long to go between GP visits/blood tests - I would bet that you need to be keeping a particular eye on your BP, your cholesterol and, of course, your blood glucose or hba1c.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hurf0rd, post: 1517008, member: 385058"] I largely agree with Patti. The BP meds & statins are [I]not [/I]treatments for diabetes, but for other things. Having said that, it's not unusual for diabetics to also have high BP/cholesterol, so those drugs may not be unreasonable. But tbh, if you want to control your diabetes, you'll need to understand your body. It's perfectly reasonable to ask [I]why [/I]these drugs are[I] [/I]"required". If that means another chat to the doctor, then so be it - understand their motivation for saying what they said. There's no smoke or mirrors here - there is tons of information out there (especially on the internet, from reputable places too) - this knowledge does not belong exclusively to doctors. I would suggest for starters that a year is way too long to go between GP visits/blood tests - I would bet that you need to be keeping a particular eye on your BP, your cholesterol and, of course, your blood glucose or hba1c. [/QUOTE]
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