tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post8048826438070714013..comments2024-03-28T18:48:10.958+00:00Comments on The Low Carb Diabetic: Are Statins a Waste of Time, Money?Lowcarb team memberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07961199165290289611noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-70535666637504912622017-01-14T18:05:57.236+00:002017-01-14T18:05:57.236+00:00Hello! I was prescribed statins for an elevated ch...Hello! I was prescribed statins for an elevated cholesterol eight years ago. I suffered major shoulder pain for months ~ not connecting the statin with the pain! Finally stumbled onto a website and read about all the folks who were going through the same thing. Fortunately my physician supported my decision to discontinue the medication. At age 75 now, with a slightly elevated cholesterol I no longer worry. A scan of my heart shows a score of "1" calcium plaques. Great number!Helenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16619199535376925989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-81496194834842033792017-01-13T10:56:29.983+00:002017-01-13T10:56:29.983+00:00I'm a little more comfortable now about my hig...I'm a little more comfortable now about my high-but-not too-high cholesterol. I've never taken or been offered medication for it, I think it's less common here in Australia for doctors to routinely prescribe stuff.Riverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14794655013673748992noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2600659484694637338.post-35717274475760417412017-01-13T01:50:21.701+00:002017-01-13T01:50:21.701+00:00That's me! I stopped because of leg cramps!That's me! I stopped because of leg cramps!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.com