brdavies
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- Type of diabetes
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- Diet only
I'm in the category that statins are probably worth the risk at the moment. Currently taking a low dose of rosuvastatin, with the specific intent of dropping LDL down below 1.7, which is the point at which studies show it will tend to dissolve soft plaque in coronary arteries - my cardiologist is trying to reverse some plaque buildup that we know I have based on several heart scans, before trying more direct and invasive methods. Luckily I have a zero calcification score across the board, so no hardened plaque to worry about. The soft plaque is quite mild, and could be a direct result of high blood sugars over the past 3 or 4 years causing inflammation of cardiac arteries.
Coupled that with my new diet & exercise regime, and my lipids are now 3.4 total, 0.54 trig, 2.09 HDL, 1.03 LDL, which is a massive "improvement" in 2 months. It will take a few months to see an effect, but that should be enough to cause some change if change can be caused.
But you can believe I'm watching for side effects closely. If I get a sniff of any i'll drop them in a heartbeat. At least for me it's "Take this because we think it might fix an actual problem we can see" rather than "Take this because it seems like a good idea sort of on general terms."
So far after 2.5 months no side effects.
Edit: P.S. I should mention he's also got me on 300mg CoQ-10 supplements as well to cover its loss from the statin.
Coupled that with my new diet & exercise regime, and my lipids are now 3.4 total, 0.54 trig, 2.09 HDL, 1.03 LDL, which is a massive "improvement" in 2 months. It will take a few months to see an effect, but that should be enough to cause some change if change can be caused.
But you can believe I'm watching for side effects closely. If I get a sniff of any i'll drop them in a heartbeat. At least for me it's "Take this because we think it might fix an actual problem we can see" rather than "Take this because it seems like a good idea sort of on general terms."
So far after 2.5 months no side effects.
Edit: P.S. I should mention he's also got me on 300mg CoQ-10 supplements as well to cover its loss from the statin.