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2018-09-06 15:33:25
My father got around 20 bites of hornet (looks like honey bee) while working in farm today morning. In the evening he is experiencing pody pain and fever. He has taken paracetamol 650 mg in the evening. What should we do now? He is a diabetic patient.
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Check his blood sugars and then consult a physician. He will need some anti inflammatory drugs and if required antibiotics too since being a diabetic he has chances of secondary bacterial infections.

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