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<blockquote data-quote="Brunneria" data-source="post: 999545" data-attributes="member: 41816"><p>[USER=166283]@Pinkorchid[/USER]</p><p></p><p>You state that you have experienced no side effects from statins.</p><p>But i don't think you can confidently make that claim.</p><p></p><p>Statins are known to raise blood glucose levels and increase the risk of diabetes (it is listed as a contraindication on the leaflets inside every box).</p><p></p><p>You have mentioned elsewhere that you have been prediabetic for several years, and have just been diagnosed as type 2. So it is perfectly possible that taking statins has accelerated or even caused your development of type 2.</p><p></p><p>Of course, you will never know, but your doc should have discussed this with you, and made you aware of the risks when he prescribed the statins. The fact that you don't already know this, suggests that he/she did not give you important information when prescribing.</p><p></p><p>If your development of type 2 is<strong><em> in any way </em></strong>a side effect of long term statin use, then you have my deepest sympathy.</p><p></p><p>There is also mounting evidence that prescribing statins to anyone over 70 years old does significantly more harm than good:</p><p><a href="http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/statins-elderly-lipitor-zocor/2013/10/24/id/532854/" target="_blank">http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/statins-elderly-lipitor-zocor/2013/10/24/id/532854/</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Brunneria, post: 999545, member: 41816"] [USER=166283]@Pinkorchid[/USER] You state that you have experienced no side effects from statins. But i don't think you can confidently make that claim. Statins are known to raise blood glucose levels and increase the risk of diabetes (it is listed as a contraindication on the leaflets inside every box). You have mentioned elsewhere that you have been prediabetic for several years, and have just been diagnosed as type 2. So it is perfectly possible that taking statins has accelerated or even caused your development of type 2. Of course, you will never know, but your doc should have discussed this with you, and made you aware of the risks when he prescribed the statins. The fact that you don't already know this, suggests that he/she did not give you important information when prescribing. If your development of type 2 is[B][I] in any way [/I][/B]a side effect of long term statin use, then you have my deepest sympathy. There is also mounting evidence that prescribing statins to anyone over 70 years old does significantly more harm than good: [URL]http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Health-News/statins-elderly-lipitor-zocor/2013/10/24/id/532854/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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