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View Poll Results: Should I start a Statin?
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Default Oct 26, 2022 at 06:39 PM
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Start a statin with bad cholesterol at 190 overall cholesterol 213? My dr suggested it due to my recent diagnosis of diabetes but I said no because of side effects causes muscle loss the heart is a muscle and the thought of it scares me.

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Default Oct 26, 2022 at 06:44 PM
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Go by what doctors say.
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