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<blockquote data-quote="dragongirl" data-source="post: 96812" data-attributes="member: 21244"><p>Yes, I'm trying this way too. At dx in July cholesterol was 7.5 and she threatened statins (as in: "of course you'll have to take statins for the rest of your life as well as DB meds") and I determined to try low carbing to see if I could right the bg scores and also the cholesterol at the same time. Still in the 3-month trial period though. I am taking one benecol drink a day - not sure if necessary and worried about the 4.2g carb in it!</p><p></p><p>It does seem odd yours went up if you did nothing different. No idea what diet you're doing but it could help if you lose that extra bit of weight, for both the bg and the cholesterol. Not sure what other options you have as I'm inexperienced - but it does seem a good idea to try to avoid statins until absolutely necessary. My brother and s-in-l both have them and are both overweight a bit and say they can't lose it with the statins. They never thought to try anything else though they're watching me with interest!</p><p></p><p>Good luck anyway.</p><p>DG</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="dragongirl, post: 96812, member: 21244"] Yes, I'm trying this way too. At dx in July cholesterol was 7.5 and she threatened statins (as in: "of course you'll have to take statins for the rest of your life as well as DB meds") and I determined to try low carbing to see if I could right the bg scores and also the cholesterol at the same time. Still in the 3-month trial period though. I am taking one benecol drink a day - not sure if necessary and worried about the 4.2g carb in it! It does seem odd yours went up if you did nothing different. No idea what diet you're doing but it could help if you lose that extra bit of weight, for both the bg and the cholesterol. Not sure what other options you have as I'm inexperienced - but it does seem a good idea to try to avoid statins until absolutely necessary. My brother and s-in-l both have them and are both overweight a bit and say they can't lose it with the statins. They never thought to try anything else though they're watching me with interest! Good luck anyway. DG [/QUOTE]
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