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Right foot swelling Elderly
My mother is diabetic and 79 years old.She is on multiple medications including blood thinner and solefenacin for bladder control besides antidiabetic,and vitamin supplements.Offlate since few days she is having right foot swelling since she woke up in morning with pain.Not experiencing shortness of breath or other symptoms though.Last month had episode of high sugar shooting to 410 ,but currently it's controlled.
Also she is complaining of dryness of mouth and occasional right side of throat pain since some time.Are these symptoms related or unrelated?
Kindly prescribe what tests needs to be done?
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Please consult a General Physician or a Diabetologist for further management.
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High sugars / Pharyngitis / Anginal equivalent.
Get a Fbs ,PPBS , HBA1c,ECG done bare minimum.
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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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Consult for the prescription
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Dr. Aditya Prasad Padhy
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13 yrs exp
Bhubaneswar
Endocrinologist
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Dr. Rashmi Wadhwa
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38 yrs exp
Delhi
Get her examined ASAP
Cardiologist
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Dr. Anuj Mothsra
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6 yrs exp
Jhunjhunu
Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management
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Dr. Subhashis Saha
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9 yrs exp
Kolkata
Talk to a specialist
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Dr. Manoj Kumar
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10 yrs exp
Dehradun
Need few details
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Dr. Bijli Nanda
General Practitioner
7 yrs exp
Noida
Throat pain is probably not related.however dry mouth may or may not be.better to visit a physician in person to rule out heart failure.
urine r/m,serum electrolyes,urea creatinine,serum protein are some tests needed.an echo may be needed if heart failure is suspected.
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