My husband has just had his 6 monthly check up at the diabetic clinic. The consultant was very pleased with his HBA 1C that is 6.4. My husband has normal blood pressure and quite low cholesterol, yet the consultant wants my husband to start taking a low dose of statins as he is 53 years old. Has anyone else got experience of taking them? I am concerned about body pain as my husband already has fibromyalgia and neuropathy which causes him chronic pain and fatigue.
Hi,
My GP diagnosed me with Type 2 in January 2014 even though my blood glucose reading taken the previous day was only 8.5 Mmol/L ?
He also prescribed Statins (Simvastatin) even though my cholesterol was never checked by him or the practice.
After some thought/research, and having taken the Statins for about a week I arranged to see my GP and told him I was unhappy with my treatment and was going to stop taking the Statins.
He informed me that if I took that course of action he could not be responsible for me?
I stopped the Statins, bought a cheap blood glucose monitor, ("Codefree about £12, and test strips about 7 pence each), and within a few weeks identified the items of food and drink that significantly affected my blood sugar levels.
Within 4 weeks I had brought my glucose levels down to an average of about 5Mmol/L, ascertained that my actual cholesterol level was 3.6, and have never had a problem since.
I also adopted a Ketogonic Diet (LCHF) diet which I have continued with over the last three years, and which I feel very happy about.
I don't think my GP was very happy when his practice had to remove me from their "diabetic registry", in 2015 after I had attended two diabetic clinics?
This may well not work for others but certainly sorted my health problems out.
I am in my 70's and have never felt so well.