The yearly fear
Can I be absolutely frank with you: having type 1 diabetes is frightening.
Anyone with type 1 feels this from time to time, from the first hypo you have, to the first hyper that won’t respond to insulin, to the first screening you have for retinal defects (diabetic retinopathy and maculopathy).
This is, like the last 3, my results came back absolutlely clear. No evidence of either. Not a surprise if the risk factors are well understood but there is always that niggling doubt that causes the fear.
I have normal to low blood pressure, near normal glycated hemoglobin(HbA1c) in that my levels are typically below 6%, and reasonably high cholesterol.
It’s one of the reasons everyone is so keen to lower my cholesterol (the other obvious reason is to prevent heart damage). But despite high cholesterol levels, my heart is very healthy. There’s no reason I shouldn’t reach 70 and be perfectly healthy.
I do not want to take statins because although they would lower my cbolesterol, they would screw my blood pressure and my HbA1c.
And for my quality of life, that is more important.
So I have modified my lifestyle: more fibre and more exercise. Keep the rest the same.
Posted: June 8th, 2025 under Diabetes.