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Thread: Lipitor

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03-21-2008, 09:16 AM

princesslinda princesslinda is offline

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I am a: Type 2

Join Date: Dec 2006

Location: Knoxville, TN

Posts: 5,754

I wouldn't want to take a statin for preventative reasons only. There are several side effects from these and I wouldn't want to deal with them unless my lipids began to elevate.

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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Low carb dieter, taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets

Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)