I'm never sure what to think about cholesterol. Medical opinion says statins are a no-brainer as they save tons of lives, but I've also read that that might be because they act as an anti-inflammatory rather than because of their effect on cholesterol. And then there's the role of good v bad cholesterol, and now they've discovered subvariations of bad cholesterol as well. My good cholesterol levels are good, and my doctor says my overall cholesterol is "acceptable", so I'm still dodging the statins for now. In women they can raise your diabetes risk by 50%, and I'm VERY afraid of diabetes.
What a bummer that the Repatha/statins have raised your A1C. It's such a dilemma. I doubt there's much more you can do lifestyle-wise. When I first got married we went full vegetarian Dean Ornish as that was all the rage at the time - I ate like that for years, did aerobics five times a week, and still my cholesterol level was only indifferent. I was probably developing the Hashimoto's, but if so the lifestyle factors didn't do a lot to affect it. Maybe the new diabetes drugs will make this issue less of a problem. It's annoying taking drugs to counteract the effects of other drugs, but it seems to be an inescapable part of getting older.
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Date: 2023-08-25 01:00 (UTC)What a bummer that the Repatha/statins have raised your A1C. It's such a dilemma. I doubt there's much more you can do lifestyle-wise. When I first got married we went full vegetarian Dean Ornish as that was all the rage at the time - I ate like that for years, did aerobics five times a week, and still my cholesterol level was only indifferent. I was probably developing the Hashimoto's, but if so the lifestyle factors didn't do a lot to affect it. Maybe the new diabetes drugs will make this issue less of a problem. It's annoying taking drugs to counteract the effects of other drugs, but it seems to be an inescapable part of getting older.