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My dad has recently controlled his sugar after years of high sugar his hba1c was 8.4 but now 6 but he's feeling sleepy and sweaty at time his fasting sugar is only 76 and post meal sugar 103 taking 3 medicines in a day metformin before breakfast and dinner and dapagliflozin before lunch what to to do now?
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Can help you with the next course of action and treatment plan. Would like to discuss in details and provide apt solution. Kindly consult.
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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Please speak to your treating physician.drugs may need modification to avoid hypoglycemia
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Diabetic diet I would recommend, addition of nutraceutical would help , u may consult me
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for diabetes one or two medicines is enough, apart from lifestyle change, do feel to consult if needed
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Reduce dose
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Your father's HBA1C is normal , fasting glucose and PP level indicates near hypoglycemia.Dapagliflozin and metformin are very good medicines ,he needs dosage reduction
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It is likely that the patients sugars are being over controlled hence the sweating and tiredness. A dose reduction in the medications might be needed. And serial sugar monitoring initially to adjust the dos to the requirement
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Dr. Reshma Rahman
General Physician
3 yrs exp
Delhi
Can help you….kindly provide detailed history for further evaluation and management…..
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Dr. Raja N
General Practitioner
2 yrs exp
Chennai
The values suggest he needs dose reduction soon.
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Dr. Ashok Dudi
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4 yrs exp
Jodhpur
Need more test result, kindly consult.
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Dr. Marini Vanitha
General Physician
10 yrs exp
Kakinada
Dosage reduction is needed
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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7 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few more details
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