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Yes the subject of statins once again but I thought I would throw this in the mix!
Last week I spent a few days in hospital with severe chest pains, mainly radiating in the sternum but occasionally down my arms and throughout my chest, been going on for a few weeks now but my gp put this down to musculoskeletal pain after I tripped whilst walking the dog a few weeks before and landed on my front. As the pain got worse he weighed up the pros and con's and decided that I should be admitted to hospital in case this was angina or another heart related condition given I am middle-aged and had type 1 for 30 years.
Anyways after numerous ECGs, Chest x-ray, full blood counts, Echo-cardiogram and finally a Coronary Angiogram last Friday I was allowed home after all test came back clear and my cardiologist said my heart was healthy and the pain was more than likely a condition called Costochondritis.
The Thursday night before the angiogram a cardio nurse came to question me about lifestyle, medication and other health related issues before asking me to sign a consent form, during the conversation I was asked about whether I smoked, exercised regularly and ate a healthy low salt/ lowfat diet, after checking my replies she said everything was in order and my lifestyle and diet were in keeping with their recommendations, simply saying that I still needed to lose some more weight which I assured her I was doing at the moment.
She then went on to ask about statins and did I take one daily, I asked why as I had low cholesterol and my gp has never mentioned this before, her reply was that all long-term diabetics should be on statins routinely regardless of their cholesterol level. So this in mind I visited my gp this morning and asked if I needed to go on a statin tablet, he's reply was absolutely not as my cholesterol was fine and the results of heart tests were very encouraging, he said that up until last year it was recommended that diabetics should be put on statins to prevent CVD but this advice has now changed, only those who are thought to be at risk are offered them and he didn't see why I should take one needlessly.
Now I am confused, OK I'm fine for now and last weeks results were most welcome but I do wonder about 10-15 years down the line, any thoughts who is right or who is wrong?
Nigel
Last week I spent a few days in hospital with severe chest pains, mainly radiating in the sternum but occasionally down my arms and throughout my chest, been going on for a few weeks now but my gp put this down to musculoskeletal pain after I tripped whilst walking the dog a few weeks before and landed on my front. As the pain got worse he weighed up the pros and con's and decided that I should be admitted to hospital in case this was angina or another heart related condition given I am middle-aged and had type 1 for 30 years.
Anyways after numerous ECGs, Chest x-ray, full blood counts, Echo-cardiogram and finally a Coronary Angiogram last Friday I was allowed home after all test came back clear and my cardiologist said my heart was healthy and the pain was more than likely a condition called Costochondritis.
The Thursday night before the angiogram a cardio nurse came to question me about lifestyle, medication and other health related issues before asking me to sign a consent form, during the conversation I was asked about whether I smoked, exercised regularly and ate a healthy low salt/ lowfat diet, after checking my replies she said everything was in order and my lifestyle and diet were in keeping with their recommendations, simply saying that I still needed to lose some more weight which I assured her I was doing at the moment.
She then went on to ask about statins and did I take one daily, I asked why as I had low cholesterol and my gp has never mentioned this before, her reply was that all long-term diabetics should be on statins routinely regardless of their cholesterol level. So this in mind I visited my gp this morning and asked if I needed to go on a statin tablet, he's reply was absolutely not as my cholesterol was fine and the results of heart tests were very encouraging, he said that up until last year it was recommended that diabetics should be put on statins to prevent CVD but this advice has now changed, only those who are thought to be at risk are offered them and he didn't see why I should take one needlessly.
Now I am confused, OK I'm fine for now and last weeks results were most welcome but I do wonder about 10-15 years down the line, any thoughts who is right or who is wrong?
Nigel