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<blockquote data-quote="Sid Bonkers" data-source="post: 186789" data-attributes="member: 19121"><p><strong>Re: Cholesterol Level</strong></p><p></p><p>Strange things Statins, and doctors for that matter, my latest cholesterol was 4.6 and in two years Ive only had one under 4 and that was 3.9, mind you Ive never had one over 5 either but no one has ever mentioned the possibility of me going on Statins, neither at the hospital diabetes clinic or my doctors.</p><p></p><p>Could it be that some doctors are more statin happy than others?</p><p></p><p>Having said that I tend to be quite compliant and would probably take a statin if told to if my cholesterol was higher than it is. But all the time it is between 4 and 5 I am not worried about it.</p><p></p><p>I tend to think that a lot of these risk factors are compounded by high bg levels so if you have an HbA1c in the 5's as I do or the 6's then you probably are at a lower risk of complications from other factors like slightly raised cholesterol or even slightly high BP (note I was the word slightly there before you flame me LOL)</p><p></p><p>These are just my own thoughts, obviously everyone's medical history is different so if you are prescribed statins and are not happy you should question it with your doctor not take any notice of what I have said <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sid Bonkers, post: 186789, member: 19121"] [b]Re: Cholesterol Level[/b] Strange things Statins, and doctors for that matter, my latest cholesterol was 4.6 and in two years Ive only had one under 4 and that was 3.9, mind you Ive never had one over 5 either but no one has ever mentioned the possibility of me going on Statins, neither at the hospital diabetes clinic or my doctors. Could it be that some doctors are more statin happy than others? Having said that I tend to be quite compliant and would probably take a statin if told to if my cholesterol was higher than it is. But all the time it is between 4 and 5 I am not worried about it. I tend to think that a lot of these risk factors are compounded by high bg levels so if you have an HbA1c in the 5's as I do or the 6's then you probably are at a lower risk of complications from other factors like slightly raised cholesterol or even slightly high BP (note I was the word slightly there before you flame me LOL) These are just my own thoughts, obviously everyone's medical history is different so if you are prescribed statins and are not happy you should question it with your doctor not take any notice of what I have said :D [/QUOTE]
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