"rk" <p_haha_medium@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> Okay folks need a wee bit of info please. I went to the doctor today for
> my 3-6mon checkup. Since finding this new GP, we're both going through
> a learning curve of sorts. I've decided that I'm going to try a "one"
> doctor
> route and see how that works. This dr is willing to handle ALL of my
> medical
> care thankfully and even stated she's willing to learn where she has no
> experience!
> Surprised the hell outta me! For starters, last month she knew not ONE
> thing
> about
> pumping other then it delievered insulin 24/7 LOL... today.. she asked to
> see my
> pump and I was blown away that she actually knew something! To find out,
> she
> called Animas and asked for a CDE to come in and "teach" her about their
> pumps.
>
> Anyhoo... the help that I need is this.. We did all of my blood work and
> she
> said
> she'd call me in a few days with my Lipid profile. She actually had the
> new
> lower
> values for diabetics and wants me "within" or "below" those levels which I
> agreed
> to.. but I also told her that it's holiday time and I'm feeling 110% since
> the past few
> years and damnit I'm BAKING! LOL (already been in the kitchen playing
> Betty
> Crocker!)
> anyhow.. she said that was fine, but if I was "over" then she wanted me on
> something
> to help "fix" my lipids if only through the holidays.. Usually the only
> thing out of whack
> is my HDL because I can't exercise like I should.. Will that work? I don't
> mind going on
> stuff.. She even stated she'd read a few reports that going on like
> Crestor
> (was one she
> mentioned) is good prevention to keep the lipids lower -- kinda like being
> on a BP med
> for kidney protection..
>
> It's starting to end up, I'm on more "prevention" medications then
> medications that I
> actually need.. *geeze*
>
> So what are your thoughts on that matter? Will it help? Anyone have any
> long
> term studies
> of staying on the stuff when it's really not needed?
>
> TIA
>
> --
> Reisa, T1 pumper w/Animas IR1250
Reisa;
I'm one of the apparently "rare" people who can't take a statin. I put rare
in quotes, because I read all over ASD and MHD about people having problems
with statins.
I now tell all medical staff when asked if I am allergic to any meds that I
am allergic to statins, and they all give me that "deer in a headlight"
look, but I digress.
Statins give me major muscle aches, all over my body, while also giving me a
brain fog. I have been known to just sit on my behind in the living room
while my lovely bride is cleaning the kitchen after dinner - OK, OK, I know,
for most males, this is normal - perhaps they are all on statins
The
point is, I was ten feet from her, and did not understand that she was doing
dishes.
She was talking to me, and I couldn't respond coherently. She finally asked
where her Karl was, and I was finally able to realize the statins were
affecting me.
I stopped taking them, and within a day or two, was back to normal. - I had
only used them for 3 or 4 days.
Now, the scary part, this was my second try with statins, using a different
brand from the first, which had done much the same thing, yet I was unable
to see the change, and unable to put two and two together to stop the
statins on my own.
You may be fine on them, but have someone you trust, who knows you extremely
well help monitor
Karl
Statin free, with LDL of 143, but a Triglycerides/HDL ratio of 1.43, so
who'se complaining? Oh yes, the Doctor!
will this work? 
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