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My father aged 76 has COPD for last 7 yrs. Only few days back with secondary infection he suffered from respiratory failure type 2. He is on 0.5 O2 maintaing o2 at 94. Today abc report shows pco2 - 40 po2 66. He has thyroid and no other medical problems. What is his life expectancy after this respiratory failure episode? Can you give me a clear pic

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It is very difficult to predict.pl take all precautions. Pl consult Pulmonologist online with all the reports and treatment taken. With treatment, life expectancy increases. ...  Read More

I a 61 year old have a copd type 2 failure and i a live with oxygen conector and have a tracheastomy problm

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Hi. I understand your concern s. You will need to be under regular follow up with your treating pulmonologist. As it needs a close monitoring for the same. ...  Read More

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I want to know that can a person get a cardio respiratory failure due to hypertension or not? Please explain

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Yes very high BP can cause failure.. ...  Read More

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Hello there. I can understand your concern. Manipal has good pulmonologists' no need to worry. The pulmonologist will do as much as he can but your father needs to respond also well to the treatme ...  Read More

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Send me all your reports of both husband and wife on practo consult app online. ...  Read More

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This is a syndrome due to obstacle in kaphvahi srotos and his lungs are weak send me more details ...  Read More

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honestly haven't seen any improvement in ild cases with o2 requirements..although plain ra has improvements..share your ct ...  Read More

How to differentiate type 1 or type 2 diabetes, and how to confirm ( test???) , please explain in detail

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Type of diabetes can differentiate clinically supported by test such as GAD 65, Insulin auto antibodies, c peptide and ultrasound abdomen. ...  Read More

My doctor said I have type 2 diabetes, but my c peptide levels are just .14ng/l and normal levels are .8 to 4.2 , which means mine is a type 1 or type 2. I'm taking insulin twice a day, so is my immunity compromised?

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The tests that hemp exclude type 1 and type 2 diabetes are C peptide and antibodies. ( The latter are positive if you have type 1, these attack pancreas and worsen it’s function) C peptide alone is n ...  Read More

In which year we can expect cure for type 2 diabetes...as china recently cured type 2 diabetes of 59 year old men with cell therapy.

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Type 2 diabetes can't be cured. Type 2 diabetes mainly occurs because of insulin resistance rather than insulin deficiency in which your lifestyle plays an important role. Only remission can be achiev ...  Read More

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For short duration ...  Read More

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Yes egg is fine. Avoid oily junk food refined sugar, ghee, ...  Read More

There is pain and difficulty in swallowing and speaking in my upper respiratory tract infection. I used antibiotic roxid before. When the antibiotic should be taken. After or before meal.

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Kindly discuss for your concern ...  Read More

Is chandraprabha vati is best medicine for treating diabetes type 2. As per Ayurveda diabetes type 2 is due to imbalance Kapha dosha. Chandraprabha vati OR Ayaskriti Please help me with the information.

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Don't go with the here say, get a proper consultation and thereby medicines ...  Read More

Is type 2 diabetes reversible..is this really possible .. what is the process Thanks and Rega6 Jay

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Pre diabetic is reversible condition ...  Read More

For respiratory issue which is little higher..which tblet is recommended.if nose is hot and little respiratory is high. Kindly advice?

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Do a online consultation with a pulmonologist for further evaluation and management ...  Read More

I am a diabetic but in a day my sugar levels or varying 95 to 260. My c peptide levels are 0.14 ng/ml and I was diagnosed with diabetes at an age of 18yrs. I can ask u that my natural insulin production will start working again or not. I'm taking 26 iu daily twice with insugen 100/70 100 iu. Long time taking insulin is okay or it can lead to immune

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This is diabetes type 1.. the insulin production is not there in body.. it is supposed to be life long.. u will have to take insulin injections life long most probably ...  Read More

I have diabetes and i found out it in august 2020, since then i was taking GLUCONORM VG-1 tablet along with another diabetes tablet, so i got A1C test done 2 weeks back and my HbA1C (glycosylated Hb) was 7.2 i want to know is it TYPE 1 or TYPE 2 and also my diabetes was controlled with medicines and which medicines should i take

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Hii... noted You are on Gluconorm VG1 since august.. and sugars are under control... HbA1c is 7.2 means all this above conditions based.. it is Type 2 Diabetes.. non insulin dependent one ...  Read More

Please advice treatment for type 2 diabetes it's been 5 yrs old and I am suffering from this so please

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Do test Hba1c Lipid profile Fbs Plbs Creatine Urine routine Then do video consult ...  Read More

Respiratory problems with severe cough leading to severe incontinence. Cough leads to asthma and stuffy nose follows sometimes. Problem occurs nearly every three months and I have been put on steroids, inhalers, etc etc

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Consult a pulmonologist. PFT , chest xray, CBC and some other tests would be required...You will definitely be benefitted ...  Read More

Hi Doctor, My sis had 2 times ivf treatment but it got failed both the times. Due to treatment (injections and tablets) her tummy/belly fat is increased , hence weight also increased (64 KGS). Please do let me know if she can do squats , jumping jacks kind normal exercises to reduce her weight and to get ready for next cycle, till the embryo transf

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First she should be assessed clinically and by ultrasound to see if there is internal swelling and residual ovarian cysts. If there is any problem then she will not be able to do heavy exercises. Wal ...  Read More

If it is possible to get rid of type 2 Diabetes completely with or without medicines. What should one do for it without medicines.

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Diet, exercise and weight control. If that is not sufficient u have to take medicines. ...  Read More

Is it possible to reverse newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes without medication.just by diet n exercise?

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It is possible. But it depends on a lot of factors like the level of diabetes and the current diet/exercise status, weight, bmi etc. ...  Read More

What is prognosis of early onset type 2 diabetes mellitus. He is having diabetes since 2-3 years now and he is 30 years now. What about the life expectancy as compared to normal people.

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1o yrs less ...  Read More

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hello, in such cases we need to observe if for longer duration with lifestyle modification it can be achieved but complete cure is not possible we can shift on ayurvedic medicines ...  Read More

I have type-2 diabetes I am on insulin and metformin medicine. I had recently miscarriage and did Ayurvaid Panchkarma treatment tried all But nothing is working. After miscarriage my sugar controlled and I have took Ayurvaid treatment from this treatment my sugar level again increased high and I just got my report after 3 months HBA1C came 6.7 and

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You should visit a nearby Diabetologist personally ...  Read More

I have respiratory problem since winter of 2014. As air gets cold or fall season comes, my respiratory system does not work normally. And as I affected by flue or cold, my respiratory is also affected. I visited doctors, but most of them says, it is allergy, which I do not believe. I have typhoid fever history as well, and in 2014 they gave typhoid

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you might have DNS issue. kindly follow these instructions : - Avoid cold food and water, preferably have hot food and water - Don't skip meals have a liquid diet containing soups and progressively ...  Read More

My brother in law is copd patient type 2 respiratory problem the time he was in hospital he was well oxygen and carbon dioxide level was stable and heartbeat too was normal but after discharge he is in same previous state May I know why is it so on what medication was he balanced in normal condition

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Type 2 reps failure means the system that should remove carbon dioxide is not working. Drugs and oxygen cannot help much. See to it that is drugs optimized as per copd guidelines. If he requires pers ...  Read More

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