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<blockquote data-quote="desidiabulum" data-source="post: 2482179" data-attributes="member: 39515"><p>Hi all,</p><p>Long time no post. I realize that one reliable feature of the forum over the years is that there will always be several live threads about taking statins. So sorry for adding to the number, but I have a slightly different angle.</p><p>After 2 angioplasties my very nice cardio surgeon put me on statins for life. My even nicer diabetes doctor agreed to check CKs and other functions after a couple of months to check I was doing OK. Fast forward seven years of taking atorvastatin and no side effects to speak of. But these last 6 months I have been getting constant crippling cramps in calves, shins etc like you wouldn't believe. Of course lots of things can cause them, and I have been having treatment from my even-nicer-than-the-other-doctors physio. But after crossing off most of the possible causes I am starting to wonder whether this could be those statins after all. I will get by CKs checked, but I was wondering whether anyone else encountered a lengthy time lag before side effects kicked in.</p><p>The only other change to my glorious diabetic life in the last 6 months has been my switch to dapagliflozin. Cramps aren't usually listed as a side effect of that, and I really hope they aren't because this drug did wonders for my BGs</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="desidiabulum, post: 2482179, member: 39515"] Hi all, Long time no post. I realize that one reliable feature of the forum over the years is that there will always be several live threads about taking statins. So sorry for adding to the number, but I have a slightly different angle. After 2 angioplasties my very nice cardio surgeon put me on statins for life. My even nicer diabetes doctor agreed to check CKs and other functions after a couple of months to check I was doing OK. Fast forward seven years of taking atorvastatin and no side effects to speak of. But these last 6 months I have been getting constant crippling cramps in calves, shins etc like you wouldn't believe. Of course lots of things can cause them, and I have been having treatment from my even-nicer-than-the-other-doctors physio. But after crossing off most of the possible causes I am starting to wonder whether this could be those statins after all. I will get by CKs checked, but I was wondering whether anyone else encountered a lengthy time lag before side effects kicked in. The only other change to my glorious diabetic life in the last 6 months has been my switch to dapagliflozin. Cramps aren't usually listed as a side effect of that, and I really hope they aren't because this drug did wonders for my BGs [/QUOTE]
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