Important information about statins that I’m going to ask my doc about

@woondogger Encouraging! What was or is the name of the FB support group you found helpful? And can I ask, beyond whole foods, no junk, sugar, if youhave time, what did you change about your diet? I am trying to eat right, but need more ideas. Thank you~! Type 2 here.

@chrisanon ~~ https://www.facebook.com/groups/reversingdiabetes/
I did follow the food plan they recommend carefully during those first six months. I still take no medication for Type2 and my a1C remains at 6 or under every three months I check. Reversing Diabetes has gobs and gobs of recipes! I do check those most weeks. Always something yummy and healthy for us too. Cheers to you.

@colleenyoung
After decades of various statins reducing my LDL/triglycerides but not sufficiently, and having no improvement on HDL, I was prescribed Repatha. For the first several months it worked! My numbers improved dramatically. Then everything veered southward, horribly so. I read as much medical literature as I could find. I contacted Amgen. One of the nurses answering the help line referenced a study in which a fraction of a percent of people involved in the initial drug trial developed antibodies to Repatha. I'm sadly assuming I must be in this group of unfortunates. Given the $$$ price this med costs, even with insurance, this is very frustrating. I'm at my wit's end. My doctors have no suggestions. Amgen has no suggestions. Btw, when I was first diagnosed with rotten chol/tri, I engaged in a vegan diet for several months. My chol numbers dropped by only six points. So please don't suggest changes to diet - I've already tried that.

My Doc put me on Rosuvastatin over a year ago because of the amount of plaque I had in my Carotid arteries. It’s working perfectly. No additional plaque buildup occurring. I’ve had no side affects from the medication.