u/Tall-Supermarket-791

I'm on rosuvastatin, 10 mg for 3 weeks now and my cgm is telling me that it turbo charges my glucose spikes. For example, before rosuvastatin, for lunch I'd eat 1 can of tuna fish with one avocado. My glucose before the tuna would be 100. After eating the tuna and avocado my glucose would rise to 106.

Now while on the statin when I eat the same meal I'd go from 100 to 125. It seems the rosuvastatin turbo charges my spikes. This is causing me diabetic distress. Reason is... I now have CAD and I was in good control of my glucose, meaning I'm slowing down my heart disease/CAD risk. But now this statin is raising my spikes/glucose and I'm worried it's going to accelerate my CAD. Now I'm stressing one day, the next day I'm like... I give up and expect to die from it.

So I called my primary doctor today and told him this statin is turbo charging my glucose. He said yes, but the risk doesn't outweigh the benefits of being on the statin because of the CAD. He mentioned that the statin will help the plaque buildup and protect me. I believe he is correct but I stress when I see my cgm spiking higher than normal.

Diabetes and insulin resistance sucks real bad. It's stressing the shit out of me along with being recently diagnosed with coronary artery disease.

Trying to relax and stay focused but it's not easy when you're hit from both sides, CAD and diabetes. I'm not afraid of dying, but if I do, I just hope I drop dead quick and not have to suffer and have to get bypass surgery, etc. I really don't want to deal with that.

Sorry for venting. I'm eff'ing pissed off. I know there are other medications out there to control the lipids but I hear the rosuvastatin is the best match for my conditions and will help stabilize my plaques and prevent me from having a stroke or heart attack in the future.

Does rosuvastatin turbo charge your glucose?

All of a sudden industrial food makers are lying to you as a sales gimmick by saying net carbs, look at the net carbs. Net carbs is B.S. So what are net carbs? Net carbs are the total carbohydrates in a food minus the fiber and certain sugar alcohols that are not fully digested by the body. This calculation helps people, especially those on low-carb diets, and diabetics understand how many carbohydrates will actually affect their blood sugar levels.

You want to ignore this sales pitch. Net carbs means nothing to a diabetic. You'll spike. Focus on the carbohydrates, sugar, protein in foods and not the net carbs. You'll see for yourself if you eat a food that says focus on net carbs. There will be no difference in blood glucose spikes.

Don't fall for the lies of net carbs.

Hey all.. new here. I just wanted to give everyone some life saving advise. If you are a prediabetic or have diabetes you MUST go for a CT Calcium score test. This detects damage from diabetes/prediabetes, high cholesterol, and or smoking, which creates plaque in your heart arteries.

It's very important that you get this done. I can't tell you how important this is. The earlier in life you get this scan the better. If you have plaque in your heart arteries, this means the damage is already done and you need to do damage control or else you will die suddenly.

Average cost is 100$ if insurance doesn't cover it. It's only a minute scan with minimal radiation.

If you're a smoker, or have high cholesterol and are a prediabetic or have diabetes, along with stress, you MUST make this your number one priority. It will save your life.

We all know statins destroy insulin control to some point. So if you're on statins and your glucose is on a rollercoaster ride, go for this scan.

If your ct calcium score is over 0, you must go for an AI CCTA with FFR. This test requires iv contrast and will show how much soft plaque is inside your coronary heart arteries. This scan will also save your life.

I wish all of you good health and remember to keep your head up as you're not the only one going through these terrible diseases.

Feel free to ask me any questions.

All the best, try not to enter diabetes distress. I know it's very hard, but we have to control our stress levels dealing with our situations and the unexpected stresses of life itself.