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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2019902" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>As a T1 for 49 years I feel very conflicted about statins. In the past, I've obeyed doctors' advice and as a result had two successful T1 pregnancies and got through to now with minimal medical complications (on again off again background retinopathy, cataracts which may have been caused by age and living in Southern hemisphere). So I've trusted their advice in the past and am alive as a result. It's hard to turn down a drug which they all seem convinced will help me. (And I know I'm a cardiovascular risk, since I've had medicated blood pressure for several decades and both my parents have/had heart issues). If you believe everything you read on the internet you could become a flat earther or (shudder) an anti-vaxxer. So there's a big investment in believing the advice of your GP and/or diabetic specialist, who, in theory, should be more informed and in a better position to judge the risks than me.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2019902, member: 372717"] As a T1 for 49 years I feel very conflicted about statins. In the past, I've obeyed doctors' advice and as a result had two successful T1 pregnancies and got through to now with minimal medical complications (on again off again background retinopathy, cataracts which may have been caused by age and living in Southern hemisphere). So I've trusted their advice in the past and am alive as a result. It's hard to turn down a drug which they all seem convinced will help me. (And I know I'm a cardiovascular risk, since I've had medicated blood pressure for several decades and both my parents have/had heart issues). If you believe everything you read on the internet you could become a flat earther or (shudder) an anti-vaxxer. So there's a big investment in believing the advice of your GP and/or diabetic specialist, who, in theory, should be more informed and in a better position to judge the risks than me. [/QUOTE]
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