My cholesterol is low/normal for a nondiabetic
We are not all the same. Your doctor will know that, but they always say statins are well-tolerated by most people. What they carefully don't say, is that statins can have serious side-effects, aside from the usual muscular and pains. These are not acknowledged by most HCPs. Statins certainly increased my blood glucose levels, so I had to increase my insulin to counteract their effect. (I had been warned about that possibility by the consultant who prescribed them.) I had muscle aches which meant I couldn't walk as far or as fast, but I was prepared to put up with that, having been lectured about heart attacks etc. However, over time, statins destroyed my short term memory, to the point where I was unable to string together the strands of a logical argument and was made redundant from the job I loved. If you run a search on this forum, by typing into the search box (top right of screen), you can look at what people have said for yourself. It seems some people suffer no or only minor ill effects, but for others, the side effects of statins are devastating and very real.
Did all those negative side effects disappear when you stopped taking the statins?We are not all the same. Your doctor will know that, but they always say statins are well-tolerated by most people. What they carefully don't say, is that statins can have serious side-effects, aside from the usual muscular and pains. These are not acknowledged by most HCPs. Statins certainly increased my blood glucose levels, so I had to increase my insulin to counteract their effect. (I had been warned about that possibility by the consultant who prescribed them.) I had muscle aches which meant I couldn't walk as far or as fast, but I was prepared to put up with that, having been lectured about heart attacks etc. However, over time, statins destroyed my short term memory, to the point where I was unable to string together the strands of a logical argument and was made redundant from the job I loved. If you run a search on this forum, by typing into the search box (top right of screen), you can look at what people have said for yourself. It seems some people suffer no or only minor ill effects, but for others, the side effects of statins are devastating and very real.
If cholesterol has such benefits, then why the focus on using statins as a precautionary drug for type 1's (like me) who have had an LDL between 95-115 for the past 20 years, and triglycerides averaging below 100? If that's the science, then I don't understand how statins would really help me just cuz I have type 1 (with my most recent A1c being 5.9). Why reduce my cholesterol to lower than normal? It's somewhat mind-boggling to me!A heart surgeon and a doctor on twitter re statins..
I'm honestly hesitant to take a different statin, but I'm also hesitant to ignore all the medical recommendations. Im not sure what scares me moreJust because others tolerate a drug doesn't mean you will. Do you have any historic records detailing your insulin use you could refer to in discussion with your doctor?
I take meds for my thyroid. I get on with the active ingredients fine, but don't get on with meds made on a specific license. It is almost certainly an exipient part. As a result, my doctor specifies that two particular brands are not dispensed to me.
If you are content to take statins, then ask for a different one.
At the age of 40 (ahem 24 years ago) I was put on statins as a standard for diabetes. I have since been classed as allergic to them. When I had a kidney/pancreas transplant in 2013, the hospital again automatically put me on Le Gateau Anglais (as a Parisian doctor described it) of Statins and Aspirin.I'm honestly hesitant to take a different statin, but I'm also hesitant to ignore all the medical recommendations. Im not sure what scares me more
The most profitable drug ever invented?.. hmm let me think for a minute...why the focus on using statins as a precautionary drug
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