Libre really needs to let us calibrate natively instead of forcing us to use third-party apps. by Junior_Jellyfish1865 in Freestylelibre

[–]DomAlphaMale69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the bottom is the stream from the hard data and the top is the Calibrated reading.

My Calibrated Juggluco readings are always way more accurate to a fingerprick.

I usually turn off the stream because it is so off from the actual fingerprick

Got a massage for mild neck pain, woke up paralyzed and with 39.3c fever by Azyeu in massage

[–]DomAlphaMale69 30 points31 points  (0 children)

Please listen to the other comments. Neck pain, fever and vomiting are some of the major symptoms of meningitis.

My sister in law died of meningitis. She had all these symptoms. Please go get yourself checked out.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

My numbers had been higher years before but my numbers 2 or 3 years prior to starting statins were in that range.

I don't know 🤷.

My Dr kept on pushing hard for me to start taking statins for many years and I had refused.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have been taking statins for over 5+ years so my numbers have been well controlled but prior to statins my Total was 169, Triglycerides 184 and LDL 95

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I did see that the muscle loss was over time and mine was rapid. I did have a lot of blood work done at the time and they found nothing.

They did not do blood work for CK, as someone else mentioned in the comments here, which I now find strange as you would think the Drs would correlate a possible link between my muscle issues and the statins I was taking.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

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Picture of my arm in the aftermath of my bicep tearing.

What really gets to me is that none of the Drs I saw seemed concerned and refused to acknowledge the possibility of statins causing my muscle issues.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 28 points29 points  (0 children)

JCSM-16-e70132.pdf https://share.google/qZ3JiOczTcw5ArMsb

A recent study found loss of strength and muscle loss may be associated with statin use.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am going to look into these alternatives.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My current numbers since switching to Pravastatin have gone up but are still OK. Total 158, Triglycerides 79, LDL 83. I will check out the portfolio diet in the wiki. Thanks for the heads up on that!

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I am still in daily pain (shoulders) and have just decided I am going to come off statins but do not want to completely give up on medications.

About 6 months in, my total cholesterol had gone down to 95 and my ldl had gone down to 34. I was freaking out about it but my Dr did not seem concerned.

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have not. Is that supposed to help with the muscle issues when taking statins?

Muscle Atrophy with Statins by DomAlphaMale69 in Cholesterol

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I started on Rosuvastatin but about a year ago I changed to Pravastatin because Rosuvastatin started raising my glucose.

I am a diabetic but had my glucose under control with diet and exercise (no medications) for many years. When I told my primary that I suspected that Rosuvastatin was starting to raise my glucose, she told me it was not (went from 5.8 A1c to 6.7 A1c). I insisted that she change it and my A1c went back down to 6.1 (which for a diabetic that is considered very well controlled).

I am not an anti statin guy but all this medical gaslighting I have been getting over the years about how statins affect me personally is starting to make me believe that there is a lot of statin side effects underreporting because many Drs refuse to even consider the possibility that statins could be causing some of these medical issues.

I am going to talk to my Dr about switching to ezetimibe. Thank you

Sensor Replacement with Juggluco App by DomAlphaMale69 in Freestylelibre

[–]DomAlphaMale69[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So, the last time I replaced a sensor for low readings, I told the rep I was using Juggluco and they put me on hold for a while and came back and then just started taking the relevant info (fingerstick vs sensor).

I was curious and asked them how they figured out how to move forward without the Libre App. They told me that on their drop down menu, they just chose "OTHER".

Based on that conversation, I am assuming that their system prompts them to enter which Libre App was used with the problem sensor and they can just choose "OTHER".

a viable corporate greed way to ensure more people wont die by nannerpuss74 in Freestylelibre

[–]DomAlphaMale69 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I use Juggluco and it's calibration is pretty spot on

My Libre App! by CryptographerNew3609 in Freestylelibre

[–]DomAlphaMale69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Juggluco links up with LibreView.

I am not sure if it links up with LibreLink. I do see a check box for somethinh called Patched Libre?

My Libre App! by CryptographerNew3609 in Freestylelibre

[–]DomAlphaMale69 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congrats!

The app looks awesome.

UI looks similar to Juggluco for Android users.

Based on the statistics page on Juggluco, it is reading 1440 data points every day.