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<blockquote data-quote="Bluetit1802" data-source="post: 1456213" data-attributes="member: 94045"><p>This is what NICE has to say about prescribing statins to diabetics for primary prevention of CVD.:</p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Primary prevention for people with type 2 diabetes</strong></span></p><p>1.3.26 Offer atorvastatin 20 mg for the primary prevention of CVD to people with type 2 diabetes who have a 10% or greater 10‑year risk of developing CVD. Estimate the level of risk using the QRISK2 assessment tool. <strong>[new 2014]</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Primary prevention for people with type 1 diabetes</strong></span></strong></p><p>1.3.23 Consider statin treatment for the primary prevention of CVD in all adults with type 1 diabetes. [new 2014]</p><p></p><p>1.3.24 Offer statin treatment for the primary prevention of CVD to adults with type 1 diabetes who:</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">are older than 40 years or<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have had diabetes for more than 10 years or<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have established nephropathy or<br /> <br /> </li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">have other CVD risk factors. [new 2014]<br /> </li> </ul><p>1.3.25 Start treatment for adults with type 1 diabetes with atorvastatin 20 mg. [new 2014]</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181/chapter/1-Recommendations#lipid-modification-therapy-for-the-primary-and-secondary-prevention-of-cvd-2" target="_blank">https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181/chapter/1-Recommendations#lipid-modification-therapy-for-the-primary-and-secondary-prevention-of-cvd-2</a></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p><p><strong><strong></strong></strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Bluetit1802, post: 1456213, member: 94045"] This is what NICE has to say about prescribing statins to diabetics for primary prevention of CVD.: [SIZE=3][B]Primary prevention for people with type 2 diabetes[/B][/SIZE] 1.3.26 Offer atorvastatin 20 mg for the primary prevention of CVD to people with type 2 diabetes who have a 10% or greater 10‑year risk of developing CVD. Estimate the level of risk using the QRISK2 assessment tool. [B][new 2014] [SIZE=3][B]Primary prevention for people with type 1 diabetes[/B][/SIZE][/B] 1.3.23 Consider statin treatment for the primary prevention of CVD in all adults with type 1 diabetes. [new 2014] 1.3.24 Offer statin treatment for the primary prevention of CVD to adults with type 1 diabetes who: [LIST] [*]are older than 40 years or [*]have had diabetes for more than 10 years or [*]have established nephropathy or [*]have other CVD risk factors. [new 2014] [/LIST] 1.3.25 Start treatment for adults with type 1 diabetes with atorvastatin 20 mg. [new 2014] [B][B][/B][/B] [URL]https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg181/chapter/1-Recommendations#lipid-modification-therapy-for-the-primary-and-secondary-prevention-of-cvd-2[/URL] [B][B] [/B][/B] [/QUOTE]
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