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Weakness with sugar of 238 and covid tes
My Dad has weakness and had sugar level of 238 and tested covid 19  positive. Using metfaormin 500mg half tablet only in the morning before breakfast for sugar but he has weakness and unable to sleep properly. Plz guide the better medicine for diabetes and to recover from weakness.
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The sugars may have been elevated due to covid as well as medicines called steroids and cough that are used to treat the infection.
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