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<blockquote data-quote="seadragon" data-source="post: 1126750" data-attributes="member: 195124"><p>I believe the doctors (or the practice) get paid extra for every diabetic they can put on statins (sure someone will correct me if i am wrong) - and extra for every diabetic on their books so forgive me thinking they may be a little biased. Plus of course the NICE guidelines now suggest statins for everyone with a calculated 10% risk of an 'event' over the next 10 years. However the number needed to treat to prevent one 'event' is huge so vast swathes of the population are being 'offered' (rather forcefully in some cases) statins and very very very few get any benefit whatsoever and many it appears have side effects some of which can be severe and even relatively minor ones can affect your quality of life. </p><p> From my research I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Low carb high fat diet and increased exercise will likely improve your lipid profile more than any statin can - it certainly did for me and without any of the risks of side effects (only side effect from diet and exercise is getting healthier and fitter). Diagnosed as pre-diabetic I was immediately told to take metformin and statins - doctor was very scathing of chances of diet and exercise changes making a difference. I said no and within months had improved my lipid profile by more that a statin ever could (total cholesterol up slightly but only the good cholesterol - trigs and LDL halved) and reduced HbA1c to 35 (non-diabetic range) and incidentally lost over a stone in to the bargain without any hardship(was not overweight with BMI of 25 but it is now 21).</p><p>The one size fits all mentality is prevalent in NHS and very little if any consideration is given to personal circumstances. If I'd accepted the metformin and statins my ability to exercise may well have been compromised and blood sugars raised and I'd have been well down the road to Type 2 Diabetes diagnoses proper. Doc said it was a progressive disease but it's not necessarily. It can be stopped in it's tracks which is what I did - and suddenly I don't need statins after all according to doc. So why was it offered to me rather than actual useful info on diet (i.e low carbing higher fats). No wonder NHS is going bust with many doctors helping to make well people sicker.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="seadragon, post: 1126750, member: 195124"] I believe the doctors (or the practice) get paid extra for every diabetic they can put on statins (sure someone will correct me if i am wrong) - and extra for every diabetic on their books so forgive me thinking they may be a little biased. Plus of course the NICE guidelines now suggest statins for everyone with a calculated 10% risk of an 'event' over the next 10 years. However the number needed to treat to prevent one 'event' is huge so vast swathes of the population are being 'offered' (rather forcefully in some cases) statins and very very very few get any benefit whatsoever and many it appears have side effects some of which can be severe and even relatively minor ones can affect your quality of life. From my research I wouldn't touch them with a barge pole. Low carb high fat diet and increased exercise will likely improve your lipid profile more than any statin can - it certainly did for me and without any of the risks of side effects (only side effect from diet and exercise is getting healthier and fitter). Diagnosed as pre-diabetic I was immediately told to take metformin and statins - doctor was very scathing of chances of diet and exercise changes making a difference. I said no and within months had improved my lipid profile by more that a statin ever could (total cholesterol up slightly but only the good cholesterol - trigs and LDL halved) and reduced HbA1c to 35 (non-diabetic range) and incidentally lost over a stone in to the bargain without any hardship(was not overweight with BMI of 25 but it is now 21). The one size fits all mentality is prevalent in NHS and very little if any consideration is given to personal circumstances. If I'd accepted the metformin and statins my ability to exercise may well have been compromised and blood sugars raised and I'd have been well down the road to Type 2 Diabetes diagnoses proper. Doc said it was a progressive disease but it's not necessarily. It can be stopped in it's tracks which is what I did - and suddenly I don't need statins after all according to doc. So why was it offered to me rather than actual useful info on diet (i.e low carbing higher fats). No wonder NHS is going bust with many doctors helping to make well people sicker. [/QUOTE]
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