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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SaskiaKC" data-source="post: 2229591" data-attributes="member: 487111">I don't keep my blood numbers as low as I'd like to, compared with others' blood numbers posted on this board. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> I'm usually in the 7s, with an occasional 6.something, these days; last year, when I was eating LCHF, my blood numbers were lower. But my doctor is happy with my A1C numbers when they're checked every 3 months, and says as long as my FBG is running around 7.2 or lower, that's OK. She is more concerned about my high LDL numbers, and wants me to go from 10mg atorvastatin a day to 20mg a day. I don't want to do that; I didn't want to start statins in the first place, because a friend of mine who did had a horrid experience with painful side effects. I would rather risk the long-term effects of higher FBG numbers than a possible sudden effect from high LDL numbers -- i.e., heart attack or stroke! Others, on other threads, have wanted to argue with this, which is why I said Please let's keep this thread a pleasant and peaceful one. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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