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Medication for Type 2 Diabetess
I'm getting diabetes treatment for last 5 years, before I was getting treatment in Saudi Arabia, now i came back home and not going back.
Need proper treatment for my diabetes.
I'm taking following medicine.
Gliptamet 50/850 one tab twice a day
Diamicrone (Gliclazide) 30 mg one tab twice a day
Atorvastatin 20mg - one tablet in the evening
Nurobion Forte one tablet twice a day
Following is the recent lab report
Today fasting sugar 166
HB1AC 9.5
Cholesterol Total 184
Triglycerides 176
HDL Cholesterol 50
LDL Cholesterol 98.8
VLDL Cholesterol
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Post medicine taken usage problem
My mother age 63 yrs post taking 1st dose of all the below medicine
1.Isoder 10(isosorbide mononotrate ) -3 tab in d morning post breakfast
2.atvast 10(atorvastatin tab) - 2 tablet post dinner
3.Ecospirin 75(Aspirin ) - 1 tablet post lunch
4.Pantocare 40 - 1 tablet morning empty stomach
5.thyrox 25
6.met xl 50 (1 tablet ) post lunch
Feeling severe and extreme headache , sleepy and vomiting and extreme weakness and loss of appetite .
Please suggest .
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Erectile dysfunction
I have ED,I am a patient of Hypothyroidism, C A D , BPH,DM, HT under medication of Eltroxin,, Enalapril melate 5 mg , Atorvastatin with fenofibrate 20 mg, Clopidogrel 75 mg Atenonol 50 mg Silodocin with dutasteride 8 mg every day.Is it advisable to take Sildanafil citrate 25 mg together with blood pressure medicines?.Your medical advice is solicited doctor.If negative and side effect is please let me know to stop
SILDANAFIL CITRATE MEDICINE.
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Increased LDL
Age 35, weight 70, height 5'7, BP 130/80 Sugar 88
Attached my 2016 Lipid profile report and 2018 report change shows reduced Triglycerides and increase in LDL please check the reports, taking Lipikind F which is Atorvastatin 10 + Fenofibrate 160 mg from more then 1 year also controlling diet and taking morning brisk walk, also fatty liver was detected when done sonography for kidney stone please suggest the next step and medication which can be added or changed to reduce LDL cholesterol and fatty liver how long the same medicine should be continued
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Aspirin Use
My ECG had a minor variation when checked due to sudden breathlessness.
Echo and TMT do not have any changes indicating coronary artery disease.
Echo- LVH and dialated Ascending Aorta 4.6 CMS
TMT- Negative for inducible ischemia (10.1 METS )
Other than hypertension medicines i was given a combination drug of Ecospirin 75 and Atorvastatin 20mg.
Is this necessary in this scensrio, i do not have any chest pain nor my cholesterol level was checked.
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Mother on antihypertensive treatment
My mother is on antihypertensive drug treatment since long time.
Nebivolol 5 mg
But her bp always remains low
Around 100-57 100-60 100-54 100-52
This is the range of her.
Dear Doctor sir / ma'am what would be reason for this ?
Is this life threating ?
What measures we can take for above low bp ?
Other medications running
Atorvastatin clopidogrel combination
Glycinorm total 30
Thank you all cardiologist doctors in advance for solving my query in your busy schedule
Thank you
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Arrhythmia and stroke
My mother recently suffered a ischemic stroke but thank god she has recovered and having no major impairment except a bit speaking difficulty which the doc said will improve within few days she is currently on concor 2.5 mg aspirin 150mg xyrol 10mg and atorvastatin 80mg plus alprazolam 0.125mg and paroxetine 12.5 mg for anxiety. She was already taking concor 5 since suffering a TIA attack 8 months back despite taking regular medicine she suffered stroke and the cause of stroke has been said to be arrhythmia. I want to know what is the best treatment option? And given her age only 52 what are the prognosis she is not having any other illnesses like bp or diabetes i am attaching the reports of MRI AND ECHO
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Heart medication
Hello Doctor,
My father had complained of chest discomfort early this year, then after he was detected with high blood cholesterol ..he noticeably underwent a complete diet change and didn't complain of anything for the whole year.
However, it's been a month now that he frequently has a bit of pinching kind of sensation in the centre of his heart. So he visited local cardiologist who then suggested following medicines... (below) after which he usually finds his BP relatively low and complains of nausea as well. When can be stop these medicines or any of them?
P.S His cholesterol is perfectly fine as per his latest reports. And weight is 76 kgs; Height 180cm. Report attached below.
Medicines are: Clopidogrel 75, Aspirin 75 mg, Atorvastatin 10 mg, calcium & Vitamin D3
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Covid vaccine for High bp and diabetic
Hello doctors,
My dad (58years) is having diabetic and hypertension for past several years and he is on continuous medication. Below are the list of tablets he is taking everyday. I am more concerned about clopidogrel. Please kindly review and advise whether he can take covid vaccine? Are there any precautions to take? Any vaccine preference?
1. pioglitazone hydrochloride
2. Olemar 40am
3. atorvastatin calcium and clopidogrel capsule
4. Beplex forte
5. metformin hydrochloride prolonged release and glimepiride
He nowadays getting leg pain frequently and sometimes blood sugar goes to 60 and feeling dizzy.
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Borderline high Cholesterol levels
My husband cholesterol levels are on border line high as can be seen from the reports attached..doc prescribed Atorec F ( atorvastatin) 1 daily for 30 days n after that repeat lipid profile test. My husband making some dietary n lifestyle changes from past 10 days n reduced 1/2 kg n not started taking medicine...please suggest whether he should start with medicine or not... We are scared if medicine is started then it cannot be stopped n have to be continued for lifetime...I heard that these medicines effect liver in the short run..please advice
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