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Sir/Mam ,
My father has type 2 diabetes for 5 years,
Currently he is taking himalaya diabecon DS tablets for past 3 years, his current diabetes report is,
Fasting -160
Pp- 190
Age- 58
Sex- Male
Current B. P - 160/98(medication -Amlokind 2.5)
Kindly, suggest a suitable medication for him that has least side effects with more benefits... Thank you.
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Dear Sir, your age is 58 means father must be above 70!
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it's better to keep his sugar around 150 than exact contolled because single episode of hypoglycemia is very risky athis age...
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Don't take online help at his age, meet nearest good family physician pp 190 information is incomplete sir, other info will be needed
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Hba1c??
How long diabetic
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Hiii
Diabetes is not that simple
Without proper history,more damage will occur to ur father
In order to set low power doses but effective n appropriate meds
Connect with me over here
To know everything in detail plus diet chart
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High sugars .
Do consult.
Need to start on medication.
Diabetic diet.
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Avoid fried food and spicy food
Water intake more
Green leafy vegetables and fruits
Fiber meal
Do connect and consult
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Dr. Arun Karthik
Diabetologist
23 yrs exp
Coimbatore
I cannot suggest him any medicine without seeing him. However what i can recommend is that you do a HbA1c (3 month average blood sugar test ), which will give you a real measure of blood sugar level. If it is less than 7 , the continue what you are doing. Nothing extra needed. If it is higher than 7 % , consider switching to allopathy .And NO... allopathy medicines DO NOT have side effects like you believe .
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Do a Hba1c test
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Dr. A Raja Prasanna Kumar
Pulmonologist
46 yrs exp
Hyderabad
Pl do Hba1c, and consult.
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