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<blockquote data-quote="Robbity" data-source="post: 1301445" data-attributes="member: 93179"><p>[USER=346210]@dw422[/USER] It's worth remembering that old saying "you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"!</p><p></p><p>After my GP refused to stop prescribing stating when my cholesterol apparently when dangerously low (according to a couple of our members here and I confirmed later with a bit of research) - because I "needed" them for other unspecified reasons, I asked our practice diabetic doctor at my next appointment if I could at least reduce the dose and he agreed. But I actually decided that since I had the option of requesting which of my repeat prescriptions I could request on line - some of which I don't always need every time, I could gently drop the statins repeat too. And told my GP at my next medicines review. Since he's now also my diabetes support doctor, and knows what my levels are like, he's quietly recorded me as "currently off statins".</p><p></p><p>I actually noticed a drop on glucose levels after I stopped taking them, which I didn't immediately relate to statins stopping as I'd come off other medication around the the same time. </p><p></p><p>My cholesterol levels are all within normal limits and my LDL last review was 2.2 and triglycerides 1.2, so I think I hold a winning hand, particularly since I eat an LCHF diet and tend to fill my face with fat. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /><img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" /></p><p></p><p>Robbity</p><p></p><p>PS I tend to agree that some decisions come as NHS directives as my GP did actually tell me he wasn't permitted by the practice manager to prescribe test strips for me as a type 2, though I think he'd have been willing to do so otherwise. And I had something similar happen at the hospital when my lovely consultant wanted to write me an interim prescription for vital eye drops and had to ask the Sister for a prescription pad - a fairly recent change - and was told (in front of me!) she couldn't have one - our surgery had to issue the prescription - so definitely some evil cost cutting's going on at some level. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite16" alt=":banghead:" title="Bang Head :banghead:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":banghead:" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Robbity, post: 1301445, member: 93179"] [USER=346210]@dw422[/USER] It's worth remembering that old saying "you can take a horse to water, but you can't make him drink"! After my GP refused to stop prescribing stating when my cholesterol apparently when dangerously low (according to a couple of our members here and I confirmed later with a bit of research) - because I "needed" them for other unspecified reasons, I asked our practice diabetic doctor at my next appointment if I could at least reduce the dose and he agreed. But I actually decided that since I had the option of requesting which of my repeat prescriptions I could request on line - some of which I don't always need every time, I could gently drop the statins repeat too. And told my GP at my next medicines review. Since he's now also my diabetes support doctor, and knows what my levels are like, he's quietly recorded me as "currently off statins". I actually noticed a drop on glucose levels after I stopped taking them, which I didn't immediately relate to statins stopping as I'd come off other medication around the the same time. My cholesterol levels are all within normal limits and my LDL last review was 2.2 and triglycerides 1.2, so I think I hold a winning hand, particularly since I eat an LCHF diet and tend to fill my face with fat. :D:D Robbity PS I tend to agree that some decisions come as NHS directives as my GP did actually tell me he wasn't permitted by the practice manager to prescribe test strips for me as a type 2, though I think he'd have been willing to do so otherwise. And I had something similar happen at the hospital when my lovely consultant wanted to write me an interim prescription for vital eye drops and had to ask the Sister for a prescription pad - a fairly recent change - and was told (in front of me!) she couldn't have one - our surgery had to issue the prescription - so definitely some evil cost cutting's going on at some level. :banghead: [/QUOTE]
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