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The issue is that these studies seem to change course every couple of years making it very confusing to make a good decision. What we decide to do regarding a particular study may change somewhere down the road when another study determines another result. With no heart disease in my family, my doctor will more than likely let me try to maintain my good cholesterol levels without the statin. In my husband's case, there is a very strong history of heart disease and he has already had a stent procedure and there is no family history of dementia. Of course, that could be because his parents and their siblings died at a relatively young age from heart related issues. He just makes too much cholestrol so he will need to continue on his Vytorin.View Thread


Just as there is no such thing as a "one size fits all" treatment for diabetes, doctors cannot be lumped into a particular grouping either. Self education is a very important part of any diagnosis. An informed patient is one that can discuss their diagnosis with their doctor intelligently and make a decision as to whether or not their doctor is right for them or if they need to make a change. I find the more pro-active I am with my own treatment, the more my doctor is to listening to what I have to say and the more likely she is to discuss her treatment plan in detail with me.View Thread



I would suggest you develop a food and exercise plan that assumes you are diabetic. As Michelle and Flutetooter suggested, you can buy strips and a meter and even an A1C test to verify whether you are currently in a diabetic range. With a healthy diet and exercise plan, you can very well bring those numbers down possibly into a non diabetic range.
Some people who have followed a healthy food plan and exercise plan reach goals which put them in the "normal" range. You could say they are in remission. This may be possible for you if you start now.View Thread

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