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I am suffering from mild pcos and my insulin fast is 5.71uu/ml and insulin pp is 53.22 uu/ml Is it normal..?? How to regulate my insulin

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Needs assessment. Not entirely sure who asked you to get insulin levels. Treatment depends on symptoms. I am sure you got other blood tests as well. ...  Read More

My father takes 35units insulin twice everyday before breakfast and dinner. And he is taking insulin for 10 years. Is it good to use insulin for such long duration? Can we switch to pills? I have attached recent sugar test report. Kindly advice.

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No harm in continuing insulin as long as ur blood sugar is controlled. ...  Read More

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Which blood test is done for insulin testing? I wanted to check if my weight loss is being affected by insulin imbalance. My glucose is 80 fasting and 94 post lunch.

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HbA1c, OGTT, RIST But need to know your case in details. If weight loss is the issue, there may be other factors too. You can contact me by dropping a message in my Facebook page BestDietOnline(Diet a ...  Read More

Doctor prescribed my father huminsulin R, what is the right time to get insulin

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20 minutes before diet always get your doubts cleared in the chamber ...  Read More

I recently diagnosed as diabetes with fasting sugar is 316 and Pp was 537. Doctor immediately start insulin with Metfomin now My fasting blood sugar is 137 and pp is 231 should I stop taking insulin

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If u stop insulin your sugars will jump up again. After taking your thorough history u can be put on some tablets alo g with reduced doses of insulin. If the response is good insulin can be gradually ...  Read More

Hi my father is a diabetes 2 patient and has diabetes since approx 10 years ,he was injecting insulin directly from last 2 3 years along with other tablets. He lost the pen recently and has not used been injecting insulin from.last 7 days . The blood sugar levels are not shooting upm they are in the range of 170s . How is it possible? When he was

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. It depends basically if he is having a proper diet and taking medicines properly it can be in some control. I would suggest you consult a diabetologist ...  Read More

I am a diabetic patient for last 11 yearsfew months back my doctor put me on bedtime insulin.want to get off insulin .how can I do that.

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Only personal exam will decide ...  Read More

Fasting blood sugar 137 and after food 257...Link with previous question.pls kindly suggest the medicine to stop insulin.

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On this platform we do not get to see previous questions. U need to consult a diabetologist for advise regarding treatment options ...  Read More

My mother is a diabetic patient for last 5-6 yrs but today her sugar level was 160 fasting and 294 at noon and 137 at night around 9pm. In the afternoon she admitted as she was suffering from diarrhea so 1 unit of glucose drip was given to her... So is it high time for her to take insulin. What are its if nd but??? Once if u take insulin do u have

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Hi there I understand your concern... There is nothing that once you start insulin you should continue it...since she is in hospital she might have started insulin to correct glucose levels... If gluc ...  Read More

Which insulin is better ryzodeg or human miztard? My mother is having concurrent hypoglycemia when she is having human mixtard 20-0-15units she is also facing with kidney failure this was told by one of the Dr Which is far from my place then I consulted nearby hospital Dr said to change insulin to ryzodeg continue with 10-0-10units after continuing

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Ryzodeg is surely a better insulin. But the doses need to be adjusted according to sugar chart. You need to consult a diabetologist. If you wish u can start an online consultation here. ...  Read More

My dad was having sugar level 169 and 335 in pp a month ago. He has to undergo a surgery so doctor suggested some medicine along with 20 units of insulin. I gave him insulin today first time and sugar level dropped to 48. At morning,after breakfast it was 245. Can you please suggest?

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Adjustment of some medicine and insulin dose may be necessary to keep sugars stable and prevent low sugars ...  Read More

My sister who is 37 years old and in 31st week of pregnancy has sugar level reading of 5 times for a day as mentioned in the attachment. Does she require insulin? Is it mandatory or she can have some other medicine? Kindly suggest.

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Yes she may require insulin and in pregnancy insulin is safest. As the pregnancy advances sugar readings may rise further. ...  Read More

Insulin is safe or not It's safe Upto how many points during pregency till delivery Max levels of suger during pregnancy

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Insulin is the drug of choice in pregnancy and is safe in pregnancy and dose can b used till sugar comes to control. Targets in pregnancy should b FBS ...  Read More

Hi Doctors, I have a general doubt regarding insulin We are using Huminsulin 30/70 almost around 25 years along with Glimy M2 tablets. Will there be any end point of age where insulin will be stopped and only oral tablets can be used?

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It depends upon blood sugar, if blood sugar comes down and insulin dosage decreases then insulin can be stopped in future. U have to do Regular follow up, dietary medication and exercises ...  Read More

Today by mistake I took night insulin( lantus) (dose 20) in morning before breakfast what will happen? At night I took dose 20 lantus insulin.

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Hi noted, that you have taken slightly higher dose of insulin than prescribed? Can get Low sugar thats all nothing to worry Check bed time blood Sugars.. if sugars less than 100, give some protein dri ...  Read More

I'm 39, M,. My fasting serum insulin level was 9 45days back. I followed diet low in carbs , did fasting and exercised regularly and vigorously. I lost 3 kgs and say 2 inch from waistline. Today I measured my blood sugar levels which are a bit high. Have I reversed insulin resistance and these moderately high sugar levels are they sign of low insul

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Insulin levels are not reliable and are not advised routinely. If sugar levels are going high despite diet and lifestyle you should start medicines after consulting a Diabetologist. And yes diabetic p ...  Read More

If some one has blood glucose level of above 300 so when should they need to take insulin like can they take @morning

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Yes Different timings of insulin as per the type of insulin . Timings of Insulin few are given half an hour before meals Few are give just before meals Few are given at bedtime.. So actually it depe ...  Read More

I'm obese male 39, ht 5'11,wt 108, Hba1c 6.2 Fasting serum insulin 9. I exercise daily but cannot reduce weight.. Can I start some weight loss medicine ?

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You have insulin resistance. You will have to follow IR diet protocol along with weight loss medicine s . ...  Read More

I have Lean PCOD. What are the tests for insulin resistance? Please name the tests. P.S- I stopped eating any kind of added sugar before PCOD. Should I eat any kind of added sugar on a day of test for accurate results?

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noted Lean PCOD... Insulin resistance can be known through HOMA IR or just fasting and after food insulin levels... In resiatance both will be high comparitively... no need to eat any added sugars.. ...  Read More

Fasting-291,PP-400, Before dinner-475,. Human mixtard insulin applied 12-0-10, Please advise for this fluctuations.

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Ur sugars are uncontrolled. So to control any sugars first need to control diet and lifestyle. Need to exercise regularly and watch u diet reduce weight if over weight. U also need to increase the med ...  Read More

Hi, Recently I have been diagnosed that I have insulin resistance(13) and that's why I'm losing my hair, getting acne and sudden weight gain. I need an advice on how should I reverse Insulin resistance and lose weight as I am trying from last few months but not much helpful.

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Please ask me directly for personalized diet plan for you ...  Read More

My post lunch insulin is 9.7 mU/L . Is it normal. Plz let me know abt this. Test was done 2 hours after lunch

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You should Share your complete report with reference range of the lab And also why did you check your insulin levels? ...  Read More

I have to plan pregnancy and so doctor had put me on glucored forte 500 mg 1 tablet before breakfast and 1 tablet before dinner, with novorapid insulin 15-15-15 units before breakfast lunch and dinner and Detemir insulin 18 units at 10 pm. Later he changed it to Daonil 500 mg. I also take thyronorm 75 mcg empty stomach in morning. My hba1c was 6.8

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Diabetes not safe for pregnancy Before you plan pregnancy make sure your sugars are in normal range to avoid any congenital anomalies.. ...  Read More

I have been taking insulin novorapid 15-15-15 units before each meal and daonil 1 tablet 500 mg before breakfast and before dinner, along with detemir 15 units in night and since last 1 year to plan pregnancy. My hba1c was 6.8 checked on 30 August 2020. However my sugar reading since past 2 days are in the range 180-200 fasting, pp , after lunch. I

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Daonil is not safe to be taken when planning pregnancy. Novorapid alone is not advisable. U should also be on a long acting insulin. ...  Read More

What does Insulin resistance mean? I have weight gain and my doctor has prescribed Metaformin 500 mG. Also I want know, if I have to take it, for how long.

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Take Tablet Reshape once at bedtime for 3 months ...  Read More

What should be the ideal fasting insulin level in PCOD??? I've heard in pcod the patient become insulin resistant so what is the normal range of insulin in PCOD Thank you.

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Fasting insulin level < 25 mIU/L is considered normal dear. Yes it's usually increased Lifestyle modification Excercise regularly Adequate sleep and rest Avoid spicy and oily food Avoid stress and ...  Read More

Can zoryl M2 be taken be taken with Insulin. My father takes Insulin with insulin pen (10 point) He also takes Dynaglipt.

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Yes type 2 diabetes can b managed with oral drugs and insulin. But main thing is maintaining the sugars in normal range that is fab 120 PPBS 140-180 HBA1c ...  Read More

So problem is when i am taking insulin i think the needle did not get fully inside the skin so i got a little bump on my skin.suddenly i removed it...i am worried nothing happens right ?

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Don't worry. The bump is cause of the medicine getting deposited there. Take hot fomentation and massage slowly, it will go away once it gets fully absorbed. ...  Read More

My grandma is taking 10 units of insulin before food in the mrng. Should insulin be taken before giving blood for fasting sugar test ? And also the medications ?

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No. U should not take any Diabetic medicine or insulin for testing fasting blood sugar ...  Read More

My father aged 51 years was diagnosed with High Fasting and PP Sugar Levels( Probably Type 2 Diabetes as no genetic history and insulin intake). Fasting HbA1c- 6.4% ABG-137. So Doctor asked us to go for C Peptide and Insulin tests to absolutely determine Type 1/Type 2 . After fasting of 10.5 hours, results are following FBG-129. Insulin Fasting-3.6

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Based on history and HbA1c readings its likely to be a type 2 DM only.. As far as insulin and C peptide values are concerned they are very sensitive blood tests. Any error in sample collection, storag ...  Read More

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