tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post2631761630254730267..comments2023-10-23T11:24:13.532-04:00Comments on Diabetes Update: Diabetes Does Not Create Risk Just like Having Had a Heart Attack: Another Drug Company Myth DebunkedJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17384082448952856117noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-9099670858929599692010-10-02T14:47:04.036-04:002010-10-02T14:47:04.036-04:00I was taking a statin since I was diagnosed w/ typ...I was taking a statin since I was diagnosed w/ type 2 five years ago. Since then, I was constantly had sore muscles and joints. My doctor said it was age and over-use. About 3 weeks ago, I quit taking it, and low and behold, the aches and pains are gone. My cholesterol has always been low, but the doctors say the like to treat type 2 patients as if they have already had a heart attack. Diabetes Bozhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08287680290391700918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30206473.post-9764767473091408442010-09-02T13:48:06.958-04:002010-09-02T13:48:06.958-04:00I have questioned this logic (e.g. the risk for PW...I have questioned this logic (e.g. the risk for PWD's vs. those who have already had heart disease) for a long time, and I question whether ubiquitous prescription of statin drugs will actually reduce the incidence at all, because the evidence is anything but clear. Yet our healthcare system is paying billions for this, and the long-term health outcomes? Unproven. When the patents end for Scott Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03286529314567223617noreply@blogger.com