Statans

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charlie_farley

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43

Type of diabetes

Type 2

• Sep 14, 2017

• #1

Can Stats raise your blood sugar levels?

 

catinahat

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3,446

Location

Halesowen

Type of diabetes

Type 2

Treatment type

Diet only

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• Sep 14, 2017

• #2

Yes
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cholesterol-lowering-medicines-statins/Pages/Side-effects.aspx

 

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charlie_farley

Active Member

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43

Type of diabetes

Type 2

• Sep 14, 2017

• #3

catinahat said:

Yes
http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cholesterol-lowering-medicines-statins/Pages/Side-effects.aspx

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Many thanks for this I had just about eliminated every thing else then it finally occurred to me this morning that it had to be the Altrostatan.

 

Nicksu

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743

Location

Manchester

Type of diabetes

Type 2

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Tablets (oral)

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• Sep 14, 2017

• #4

The irony is that being on statins could push someone who is pre-diabetic into the diabetic range. Sad

 

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Daibell

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12,678

Location

Hertfordshire, England

Type of diabetes

LADA

Treatment type

Insulin

• Sep 14, 2017

• #5

Yes, diabetics are being prescribed statins when they raise blood sugar - very smart.

 

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grabarry

Active Member

Messages

27

Type of diabetes

Type 2

Treatment type

Tablets (oral)

• Sep 14, 2017

• #6

I think although a person maybe on Statins you may have to just try harder to keep glucose levels in check, the benefits of taking
A statin that is suitable for you is worth the effort. I can only speak from personal experience and would not like to suggest
What is OK for me is OK for anybody else.

 

Daphne917

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3,350

Type of diabetes

Treatment type

Diet only

• Sep 15, 2017

• #7

charlie_farley said:

Can Stats raise your blood sugar levels?

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Yes - my hba1c went up from 48 to 54 when I was on statins. They also caused some side effects which made me stop taking them.

 

fatbill717

Member

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15

Type of diabetes

Type 2

• Sep 15, 2017

• #8

I was on Atorvastatin, then Simvastatin, but the side effects were gross.
Now I take Rosuvastatin, which at least doesn't affect me adversely.
Never knew statins affected blood sugar, though.
I've stopped using one or two of my tablets, even though they were prescribed, purely because of the real possibility of interaction between some of them.