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<blockquote data-quote="TOMKATE" data-source="post: 148304" data-attributes="member: 16918"><p><strong>Re: STATIN QUESTIONS and ANSWERS</strong></p><p></p><p>I find this thread very interesting as I am type 2 for 1 & 1/2 years now and have used Flora for many years and had Bezalip prescribed by a Consultant for lipids many years ago. </p><p></p><p>I find the Dr automatically prescribes certain drugs to all Diabetic patients regardless (and prescribed statins like some other drugs give a Dr extra cash each time as an incentive) - so as my cholesterol is only 4 or less I didn't see the need to take them as very healthy heart etc at 73 and Bezalip suits me better</p><p></p><p>Its important to take the drugs you need and beware of side effects otherwise you are adding to problems you already have</p><p></p><p>Also I now ask for blood results so that I can keep an eye on how things are progressing - my surgery tries to charge me £5 per sheet but I refuse to put more cash into Drs pockets and as I like to discuss these results I refuse to pay (it costs a few pence to print a sheet on the computer)</p><p></p><p>Diabetics have to look after themselves and you can't do that properly if you rely on Drs saying vaguely that the results are OK</p><p></p><p>Although my initial Hba1c was 6.3 it went down to 5.5 October 09 and then 5.7 in May 2010 so thanks for all the helpful advice about low carbing etc on this site its been more useful than any information at the surgery or books that I bought</p><p></p><p>Kate</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TOMKATE, post: 148304, member: 16918"] [b]Re: STATIN QUESTIONS and ANSWERS[/b] I find this thread very interesting as I am type 2 for 1 & 1/2 years now and have used Flora for many years and had Bezalip prescribed by a Consultant for lipids many years ago. I find the Dr automatically prescribes certain drugs to all Diabetic patients regardless (and prescribed statins like some other drugs give a Dr extra cash each time as an incentive) - so as my cholesterol is only 4 or less I didn't see the need to take them as very healthy heart etc at 73 and Bezalip suits me better Its important to take the drugs you need and beware of side effects otherwise you are adding to problems you already have Also I now ask for blood results so that I can keep an eye on how things are progressing - my surgery tries to charge me £5 per sheet but I refuse to put more cash into Drs pockets and as I like to discuss these results I refuse to pay (it costs a few pence to print a sheet on the computer) Diabetics have to look after themselves and you can't do that properly if you rely on Drs saying vaguely that the results are OK Although my initial Hba1c was 6.3 it went down to 5.5 October 09 and then 5.7 in May 2010 so thanks for all the helpful advice about low carbing etc on this site its been more useful than any information at the surgery or books that I bought Kate [/QUOTE]
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