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belugalad

belugalad

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I was prescribed stains about 6 weeks ago as my triglycerides were high I think the number was about 200.I had had 2 good years of figures after being classed as a diabetic in remission but I probably had not eaten so cleanly the last year and have put weight on so I'm not sure if that's why things have changed.
The stating that I take is Atorvastatin 20mg,I'm wonder if anyone else on here has found that they make you feel hungry as I do so I'm going to have to be careful.Also I believe that they increase blood sugars and can cause type 2 diabetes so I'm a bit worried about that.Has anyone managed to keep their weight down while taking Statins? I think I'm going to have to have to clean out a lot of carbs from my diet again.Any advice is greatly appreciated.
 
Atorvastatin is I believe the most widely prescribed drug in the world.
I take it. It hasn’t impacted my BG or hunger at all. The only thing it’s done is dramatically improve my cholesterol ratio from unhealthy to mighty fine.
 
belugalad said:
I was prescribed stains about 6 weeks ago as my triglycerides were high I think the number was about 200.I had had 2 good years of figures after being classed as a diabetic in remission but I probably had not eaten so cleanly the last year and have put weight on so I'm not sure if that's why things have changed.
The stating that I take is Atorvastatin 20mg,I'm wonder if anyone else on here has found that they make you feel hungry as I do so I'm going to have to be careful.Also I believe that they increase blood sugars and can cause type 2 diabetes so I'm a bit worried about that.Has anyone managed to keep their weight down while taking Statins? I think I'm going to have to have to clean out a lot of carbs from my diet again.Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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I've been on high intensity statins for 3 1/2+ years now. During that time I've maintained 20kg weight loss and my HbA1c has been constant for most of that time in the low-to-mid 30's. Zero side effects.

I've neve heard that they have an effect on appetite and the T2D risk issue is mainly a red herring - the BG impact is at most very small.

On the other hand, they are brilliant for improving your lipids and reducing your cardiovascular risks.
 
ColinUK said:
Atorvastatin is I believe the most widely prescribed drug in the world.
I take it. It hasn’t impacted my BG or hunger at all. The only thing it’s done is dramatically improve my cholesterol ratio from unhealthy to mighty fine.
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Brilliant
 
Eddy Edson said:
I've been on high intensity statins for 3 1/2+ years now. During that time I've maintained 20kg weight loss and my HbA1c has been constant for most of that time in the low-to-mid 30's. Zero side effects.

I've neve heard that they have an effect on appetite and the T2D risk issue is mainly a red herring - the BG impact is at most very small.

On the other hand, they are brilliant for improving your lipids and reducing your cardiovascular risks.
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That's great ,I just need to keep my chin up and watch my diet and get speed walking again.I'm at least pleased that I haven't had any side effects as of yet
 
I'm glad to read that you have no issues with Atorvastatin - I took it for a few weeks and it almost finished me off. Took ages to get over it.
 
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