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Vitamin deficiency
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Yes he is suffering from vitamin deficiency
Please consult on practo so that i can give appropriate treatment and we can make changes in ur diet and lifestyle sonas to prevent these deficiency in future
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Symptoms your husband is complaining of ,are mostly due to vitamin defeciency.Vitamin d 7.3 and B12 at 148 are quite significant.
If he has other symptoms like lethargy feeling ,bodypain he could take injection vitamid cholecalciferol or if he's reluctant ,60000 iu vitamin d sachets orally, every week once ,for 15 weeks.He should have calcium supplement as well as it helps in the absorption of vitamin d.
For his vit B12 defecinecy ,he should have cyanocobalamin 1000microgram everyday
or injection cyanocobalamin 1000 mcg weekly for a month and then every month once
Next Steps
get his CBC and blood picture
Health Tips
exposure to sunlight in the morning for 30 minutes .
eggs and dairy products are rich source of vitamin d
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Yes it can be due to Vitamin deficiency.. Is he diabetic?
You can consult
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They can be due to vitamin deficiency. Please consult a General Physician on Practo for further information
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