# Statins and blood pressure drugs: yes or no?

**URL:** <https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/statins-and-blood-pressure-drugs-yes-or-no/3585>\
**Category:** Heart\
**Created:** [February 23, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/statins-and-blood-pressure-drugs-yes-or-no/3585 "2018-02-23T06:58:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![docslotnick](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.fudiabetes.org/docslotnick/32/75_2.png) [@docslotnick](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/u/docslotnick)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 10:03pm UTC](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/statins-and-blood-pressure-drugs-yes-or-no/3585/8 "2018-02-23T22:03:51Z")

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> [@Welcome, introduce yourself here!](https://forum.fudiabetes.org/t/welcome-introduce-yourself-here/145/645):
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> Since I have started taking it, my blood tests are absolutely stellar. Not sure if it makes a difference, but it does feel good to read them 🙂

I’ve been on Simvastatin for over twenty years and I feel exactly the same. My doc started me on it because my total cholesterol was over 100 and I am diabetic.

My total cholesterol now stays under 100, but I’m still diabetic. 😜. I guess the stuff doesn’t work.

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