Simvastatin

Just over a week ago I started on Simvastatin. My weight and cholesterol levels are pretty much perfect but after initially resisting the idea (I really don't want to take unnecessary medication) my GP convinced me that with a history of heart disease in my family, being on a statin would help reduce any likelihood of a future heart attack significantly.

I have noticed some side-effects. Within a fairly short time of taking the pill I feel general muscle aches making me weak and useless and so I only take it just before going to bed. I'm also getting mild constipation, as with my experience of mild stomach problems with Metformin, I'm hoping this will change over time. It could be a co-incidence with Christmas, but I am a bit more tired and grumpy than usual. Keeping a sense of humour is just a tad harder for diabetics at the best of times...

I'll go in for more tests in January so that will be a chance to review side-effects with my nurse.

On the food side, had a lovely bowl of trifle made by my aunt-in-law who's husband has recently been diagnosed with high blood sugar. She used sugar-free jelly and home made sponge and custard using a sweetener rather than sugar. It worked really well.