Statins - are you on them?

[Northerner]

I remember asking my DSN if everyone with diabetes took statins and she said she didn't think so. When I asked my GP why I had been put on them (my total chol was 3.7 without them), she told me they liked diabetics to keep their chol as low as possible. I stopped taking them when my total chol went donw to 2.4.

I was wondering therefore, how many people here were automatically put on statins after diagnosis, whatever their chol levels?

 

[velcrohead]

I take statins but none of the poll answers apply to me.

 

[twinnie]

i was given them by my gp but after reading the leaflet i didnt take them 2 months later i spoke to my consultant about it and he agreed with my age and that my levels are low {aways under 4} i wasnt worth it as my pancreas is very fragile thought past medical problems and the tablets can cause pancreaitis

 

[Northerner]

I take statins but none of the poll answers apply to me.

What did I miss? (It's early!) If you don't mind saying, that is. Were you perhaps on them before diagnosis?

 

[Steff]

Not on them

 

[Peter C]

What did I miss? (It's early!) If you don't mind saying, that is. Were you perhaps on them before diagnosis?

"Began statins some time after initial diagnosis".

 

[Northerner]

"Began statins some time after initial diagnosis".

Of course, silly me! Thanks Peter - unfortunately it won't let me add another option or alter the existing ones. You could interpret the first option as being 'started taking them on or after diagnosis'

 

[Peter C]

Of course, silly me! Thanks Peter - unfortunately it won't let me add another option or alter the existing ones. You could interpret the first option as being 'started taking them on or after diagnosis'

and ...
"on statins before diagnosis".😉

 

[LisaLQ]

I was wondering therefore, how many people here were automatically put on statins after diagnosis, whatever their chol levels?

I was put on statins straight away, but only because my cholesterol levels were higher than they wanted them to be. In other words, she checked my levels before deciding, so it wasn't a case of "whatever the levels".

So...I shall click "since diagnosis".

 

[rachelha]

Nobody has ever discussed them with me. Do they have many side effects?

 

[Northerner]

and ...
"on statins before diagnosis".😉

OK, no need to rub it in!😉

 

[Moamber]

Hi
have been on Statins for years , I have had 3 stents fitted in the heart and 1/2 years ago had a stroke ........ it all strted thru being T! Diabetic and High cholesterol, thank god they have come down! Daren't tell you what they were years ago!😱

Hugs Mo xx

 

[am64]

put on them at diagnoises but taken off after 3 months doing the colestral thing by diet now

 

[Einstein]

My triclygerides were high from diagnosis, but my cholestorol is otherwise spot on in range (Overall 3.9mmol/s, HDL 0.9mmols) so I'm on Fenofibrate purely for the triclygerides.

Something works

 

[rhall92380]

Was prescribed them on diagnosis but made me feel unwell, also got cholestrol down below 4 by diet so stopped taking them

 

[velcrohead]

What did I miss? (It's early!) If you don't mind saying, that is. Were you perhaps on them before diagnosis?

I have been put on them after diagnosis.

 

[Old Holborn]

I take statins but none of the poll answers apply to me.

Same here.

 

[Corrine]

I've been on them since diagnosis but they dont seem to have had any effect on my cholesterol levels anyway - and to my mind they were only ever slightly above 'normal'. If my cholesterol is the same at my 6 monthly check up in March I am highly tempted to stop taking them, not least as I have to pay for them! My GP also wanted to put me on metformin even tho my HbA1c is only 6.1.....needless to say I politely declined.

 

[AlisonM]

On them since diagnosis and cholesterol is significantly lower. However, at least some of that is due to the diet.

 

[Tezzz]

Never heard about Statins till I went on this forum. My doc says my cholestorol is OK.