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Originally Posted by dewolf
My last test was 8.9. I am not overweight, I eat well and walk everyday. Don't smoke or drink alcohol. According to my cardiologist, my diabetes is more than likely caused by my heart meds. They apparently have an effect on insulin production over time. I've had no choice but to start Metformin. Not a happy camper.
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I'm also not overweight but cholesterol hit 213. Doc put me on 10mg lipitor every other day. My cholesterol dropped to 150. Year later, new doc comes in and says based on new model the proper dose should be 40mg every day. Next thing you know I got flagged as pre-diabetic. Talked to different doc who put me back to 10mg every other day. Not pre-diabetic anymore. Ergo take the minimum amount.
Subsequently, I've seen a number of youtubes saying that the current widespread use of cholesterol drugs for borderline cases like my 213, is a scam. Yeah, your cholesterol goes way down, but heart attack rates very minimally affected. The drugs should only be used for crazy high cholesterol.