Hi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2. At my appointment with the diabetic nurse I was told my level was 49 and they don't prescribe diabetic medication until your reading is 55. However she prescribed a statin. Having read up about statins I find that they raise your blood sugar level. Can anyone explain the sense in that.
I was prescribed a statin when diagnosed with an hba1c of 48 after being told by my DN that ‘all diabetics should be on them’ - 6 months later it had risen to 54. After I came off them for other side effects my BS returned to normal where it has stayed for approx 8 years. I used to have the ‘you should be on statins’ conversation at every check up mbut when I saw a different GP in the practice he was surprised at the effect they had and has now annotated my notes with ‘statin intolerant’ as we don’t want to risk it happening again.Hi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2. At my appointment with the diabetic nurse I was told my level was 49 and they don't prescribe diabetic medication until your reading is 55. However she prescribed a statin. Having read up about statins I find that they raise your blood sugar level. Can anyone explain the sense in that.
I’m n over a decade of being type 2 and on various meds I have never been offered statins. It’s interesting how different we all get treatedI was prescribed a statin when diagnosed with an hba1c of 48 after being told by my DN that ‘all diabetics should be on them’ - 6 months later it had risen to 54. After I came off them for other side effects my BS returned to normal where it has stayed for approx 8 years. I used to have the ‘you should be on statins’ conversation at every check up mbut when I saw a different GP in the practice he was surprised at the effect they had and has now annotated my notes with ‘statin intolerant’ as we don’t want to risk it happening again.
The 2nd GP should have known that Statins increase blood sugar. It's common knowledge but not in the NHS.I was prescribed a statin when diagnosed with an hba1c of 48 after being told by my DN that ‘all diabetics should be on them’ - 6 months later it had risen to 54. After I came off them for other side effects my BS returned to normal where it has stayed for approx 8 years. I used to have the ‘you should be on statins’ conversation at every check up mbut when I saw a different GP in the practice he was surprised at the effect they had and has now annotated my notes with ‘statin intolerant’ as we don’t want to risk it happening again.
It was the DN who prescribed them and when I mentioned there was a correlation between increased BS and statins I was told not to believe all I read in the Daily Mail - her face was a picture when I told her I’d read it from the drug manufacturers own website! One of the GPs was happy for me to come off them and it was the most recent GP I saw who annotated my notes after he scrolled back 8 years to my last diabetic Hba1c and saw the graph showing my ‘spike’!The 2nd GP should have known that Statins increase blood sugar. It's common knowledge but not in the NHS.
Me too.. when I was diagnosed I was level 49 too the nurse and the doctor both said to go on statins it would help me .. I’m presuming I can drop these statins anytime if I wanted tooHi, I am newly diagnosed Type 2. At my appointment with the diabetic nurse I was told my level was 49 and they don't prescribe diabetic medication until your reading is 55. However she prescribed a statin. Having read up about statins I find that they raise your blood sugar level. Can anyone explain the sense in that.
As with anything it is entirely up to you what goes into your body. The doc is there to give advice not orders (or at least that used to hold true).Me too.. when I was diagnosed I was level 49 too the nurse and the doctor both said to go on statins it would help me .. I’m presuming I can drop these statins anytime if I wanted too
Only that it would keep my cholesterol levels down and that I would be on it for lifeAs with anything it is entirely up to you what goes into your body. The doc is there to give advice not orders (or at least that used to hold true).
Did anyone explain why they put you on statins?
Only that it would keep my cholesterol levels down and that I would be on it for life
I agree with your main point re pre diabetics or diabetics not automatically but there will be a clinical justification such as raised LDl which a statin will lower. The argument is about whether that will then lower her risk of CVD. The only way I know to get bettr trig/hdl levels is to reduce insulin resistance via diet.No one should take statins just because they have diabetes. Any GP or nurse who does that is being irresponsible without doing lipids tests. If you lipids results show your HDL, LDL, Trigs etc ratios are not good then it's worth considering taking the minimum dose that brings them in line. Statins are not a diabetes med and can be harmful for some people.
Bulkbiker, I must have had a good GP. She told me I needed Statins and I politely refused them, so she then wrote down an alternative for me to go and buy myself, saying they appeared to be good. They are Plant Sterols 800mg each tablet (3 per day) They got my cholesterol down from 7.5 to 5, but slowly.Nope ... but your surgery will get extra money if they have prescribed them to you...can you believe that?
Edit to add this article
https://www.patrickholford.com/advice/how-gps-are-paid-to-prescribe-ineffective-drugs
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