Very Weak digestion

2017-07-30 07:05:20
She's highly diabetic & for last 5 years or more is on insulin 3 times a day. Her average sugar is 215 as fasting & 320 post food. Her current issue is not able to digest anything much and is either having loose motions & has frequent bouts of vomiting. She has undergone multiple surgeries like bilateral hip joint replacement, spinal decompression & ankle aurgery. She has also osteroporasis & nerve damage is what reports say. We are regularly (once / Month) consulting a diavelogist and following his line of treatment but it isn't addressing her indigestion issue. Please advise
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These are very common symptoms in diabetic patients. The common reasons are either diabetes itself affecting intestines, or bacterial overgrowth or some of the diabetic medications such as Metformin
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Request diabetologist to change METFORMIN if already taking and see. If still not helping check Thyroid function blood test and may be even a colonoscopy

Answered2017-07-30 14:11:54

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