It makes me test higher in the morning.
Risk of Diabetes in Patients Taking Thiazide Diuretics
http://www.mayoclinicproceedings.org/article/S0025-6196%2811%2960953-1/fulltext
USE Niacin...the real stuff...NOT the NON-flushing stuff...it has been proven to be nearly as good (or better) as statins, AND, it’s cheaper. Start on a low dose and build up if you flush. The flushing won’t kill you...it’s just a little bothersome in the beginning.
My doc took me off Simvastin and switched me to Crestor 2 yrs ago. My cholesterol and blood sugar levels are where they should be.
I have taken Pravastatin for 14 years.
I can still remember everything from 1964....Mrs Moffat’s cleavage in Music...I will die with that memory indelibly stained
but what the hell did I eat while typing 30 minutes ago?
i’ll have to look at the bowl
...hmmmm...looks like Blue Bell Chocolate fudge-Coconut
a little memory loss so i can still eat ice cream yet remember female anatomy from 50 years ago is a damned fine trade off in my way of reckoning even if I have to study my kids to remember which is which sometimes
No one should ever take statins period. They are killers. The reason they are prescribed is bogus. The cholesterol is harmful argument is bogus. They kill your immune system and hurt your body and mind, permanently.
http://www.doctormercola.com/cholesterol-2/the-many-dangers-of-statin-drugs/
Lipitor definitely contributes to memory loss that mimics dementia. Doctors have prescribed dosages that are much too high and should be cut in half, generally.