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statins

  1. A

    Do statins take you over the line with type 2?

    I read, "It's possible that your blood sugar level, known as blood glucose, may increase when you take a statin. This may lead to developing type 2 diabetes. The risk is small but important enough that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning on statin labels regarding blood...
  2. DianeS

    Statins Question

    My GP has just prescribed statins for me, as my Cholesterol is slightly raised, and he thinks this is best for me. Picked the box of pills up today, and read in the leaflet that they can elevate blood sugar levels, and that diabetics should monitor their levels more carefully. Now, I do have a...
  3. Drummer

    My memory is coming back!!!

    Last night I put some books on my Ipad and began to read some Sherlock Holmes - and from some deep recess the memory of reading it before, as in word for word, came back to me. I used to have a word for word recollection of things I read, and much of what I heard as well, but it went when, in...
  4. C

    Told to take Statins without being tested

    Hi, I was recently (3 days ago) diagnosed with type 2 and my initial meeting with my GP was terrifying. Even though my cholesterol has not even been measured i have been told to take Atorvastatin 20mg. I have heard lots of scare stories about this and am reluctant to take them. I have just...
  5. K

    I should have known better....

    Hello, I was diagnosed with type 2 a few years ago and opted for diet control... Its easy I thought just cut down on chocolate and cakes and that's been my attitude because I'm not ill really and I've only got diabetes a bit,..... I feel great and everyone tells me how good I look, so it cannot...
  6. L

    Is it LEGAL for pharmacy techs to recommend statins to patients over the phone?!

    (Loc: Los Angeles, CA, USA) The other day, I got a call from Ralphs pharmacy; the tech said his name is John and he recommended I start taking statins for the high cholesterol he doesn't even know I have! The call went something like this: "Hi, this is John from Ralphs pharmacy. I see you're...
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