Crestor for high cholesterol

My husband is taking cholesterol lowering medication, Crestor.  His doctor provides him with samples and he takes it on a regular basis. 

Crestor seems to be working for him.  His cholesterol is within normal range.  As far as side effects go, I know every drug has them.  My husband doesn't seem to be experiencing any side effects, but he is a diabetic.  With all of the things going on in his body, he could be having side effects and not even know it.  Both my husband and I hate taking prescription medication.  We are hoping that with a good diet and exercise, we can control blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol to the point where neither one of us will need medication.  I have high cholesterol myself, but so far my doctor has not put me on medication because he said my good cholesterol was high.  I watch my diet and am trying to lower my cholesterol by the foods that I eat (and don't eat).

All in all, I guess I would have to say my husband has been having good results with Crestor.  He takes one 10 mg tablet a day, and his cholesterol has been normal while he has been on it.  But his goal is to eventually get off of medication.  Until then, Crestor seems to work for him.