Re: SORE FEET - Newbie


"gb" <signeasy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 21:54:48 GMT, "Evelyn Ruut"
> <mama-lionsox@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>
>>Graham,
>>
>>When I first discovered I was a diabetic, besides my diabetic meds my Dr.
>>also put me on statin drugs to lower cholesterol. This caused muscle
>>weakness and suddenly for the first time in my life I was having quite
>>serious pain in my feet from one thing and another.
>>
>>I realized I had muscle weakness from the statin drugs, and several times
>>quit taking them, and each time I quit those drugs my feet got better.
>>Each
>>time they convinced me to go on the statin drugs again, my feet started
>>hurting again. I got the shoe inserts and very painful shots in the foot
>>to combat plantar fasciitis. They helped only slightly, and frankly I
>>think the shoe inserts are a ripoff.
>>
>>The day I gave up the statin drugs for good and told my doctor that NO Way
>>would I go on them again, my feet haven't bothered me since. I am not
>>saying this is how it is for everyone, and it may be pure coincidence, but
>>I
>>swear the muscle weakness from the drugs caused my foot problems. I
>>might
>>want to add that this is purely anecdotal, and unscientific as can be.
>>You
>>may discover your foot issues come from something else altogether.
>>
>>Now that is my tale, but it has been noted here by others that we
>>diabetics
>>are much more subject to sprains and pains than other people. How much
>>of
>>this is from the diabetes, and in what way, is not really clear.
>>
>>Perhaps someone here can offer some more help.
>>
>>By the way, a friend massaged my painful foot for me, and that helped more
>>than the painful shots and the expensive inserts.
>
>
> This is very interesting Evelyn,
>
> I am on Satin Drugs. Recently I ran out of the Satin drugs. Also, I
> did have some respite from the pain for a few days. I am just not sure
> wether the times marry up. My cholesterol is under control so I may
> stop taking them for a period of time and see what happens.
>
> Thanks for the info.
>
> Regards
> Graham

Hi Graham,

I think you ought to know that if you stop taking them, it is claimed your
cholesterol shoots up dramatically, even more than before. It happened to
me too. I swore I wasn't going back on them though, and I am trying to
handle it naturally. We'll see how I did when the results of the blood
test I took the other day come in.

--

Best Regards,

Evelyn
(to reply to me personally, remove 'sox')


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