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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jjraak" data-source="post: 2555753" data-attributes="member: 493719">If I remember rightly, my then DN, took a lot of details, height, weight, etc..then the tickle test for feet .Then told me I'd need statins & began talking about how many carbs I should eat, etc etc.Taken aback I chose no statins (had found here by that time, and had done due diligence in my research)Didn't seem I appreciated how necessary that were to me  (2018)Tone became a more hectoring one. Once it was clear I wasn't a stepford type 2As said, it's guidance/advice.Should we blindly just take it as read, or should we investigate the pros & cons, just a little for our own good ?I had read up on here, decided not needed at that point.Came in 6 months later with a hba1c of 40, and all the main lipid values at optimal or good.Oddly. No one curious why or how...ho hum.A little knowledge goes a long way,Best wishes on your journey,</blockquote>

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