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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 1882457" data-attributes="member: 365308">I am type 1 of 37 years and am repeatedly offered statins but my take on this is that as an active woman with great HDL/trig ratio (no other risk factors beyond the sugary/sticky arteries!) and no cardiovascular disease known,  I probably will not benefit and may get side effects... (20% has been quoted so its a significant risk).So ask your GP more questions e.g. How many patients would you need to treat with statins to see a benefit or to see undesirable side effects?What is my risk profile? (family history, blood pressure, hdl/rig ratio, weight, smoking status, age etc.)Will I live any longer as a result of taking these pills?  (surprisingly unless you do have existing CVD it would seem NOT!).</blockquote>

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