diabetic diet management

Health Q&A
Left temple pulling and dizzy in hungry

I am feeling tightness of left temple, eye, and neck muscle, dizzy when hungry (before I eat).  Now a days feeling mild headache, heavy eyes after eating rice, idli etc. and feeling dull upto 2 hours. I mean before eating and after eating I feel cloudy and unable to concentrate on anything. My blood sugar in the fasting 5.1mM, after eating 7.5mM, and after 3 hours 4.1mM. Is it only a sugar level issue or any other test need to be done? Please suggest. I visited many doctors but it was not clear. For muscle tightness and cloudy, headaches - please suggest

Balanitis symptoms

Hi Doctor, i have some Balanitis symptoms on my penis foreskin, Will you please check attached image and confirm? 1st image is of my penis normal look in flaccid state and foreskin not cover glans in flaccid state also. So today while retracting my foreskin more back i found my outermost foreskin tip sticked to the shaft through some swelling as seen in 2nd attached image. Maybe due to this reason my foreskin is not coming over glans again. Is this a symptom of Balanitis. I also cleared smegma deposited there from so many years which i didn't know to clean it regularly.

Managing Diabetes

My father is 57 and has diabetes. His weight is around 64 kg at 5’11”, which seems low. We want to make sure his diabetes is well controlled and check if there’s any underlying reason for his low weight.

Endocrinologist

Tsh 10.100 and hba1c 6.6 on 29.3.2026 dr Lal path lab report And today before fasting 100 After fasting 108

High thyroid

Hi.. I have diagnosed thyroid before 4 years I m taking medicine thyroxine 25mcg but now I have stop the medicine from last 2 month now my thyroid value is 8.076 so should I resume 25 mcg or should I increase the dosage ..kindly suggest

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Doctors
Dr. Joshua J. Joseph - Internal Medicine
Dr. Joshua J. Joseph Internal Medicine (Medical degree, DO, Internship, Residency - ID, Fellowship 2, Fellowship in Clinical Research Fellowship, Fellowship in Diabetes Research) 20 years experience Nationwide Children's Hospital
10 recommendations Canal Winchester, COLUMBUS
Dr. John D Blackman - Internal Medicine
Dr. John D Blackman Internal Medicine (Fellowship, Residency, Medical School, Residency - ID, Fellowship 2) 42 years experience OhioHealth Endocrinology Physicians
Columbus 43213, COLUMBUS
Dr. Elena A Christofides - Internal Medicine
Dr. Elena A Christofides Internal Medicine (Medical School, B.S., Residency - ID, Fellowship 2) 31 years experience MediZen Institute - Columbus Short North
Short North, COLUMBUS
Dr. Rundsarah Majed Tahboub - Internal Medicine
Dr. Rundsarah Majed Tahboub Internal Medicine (Residency, Medical School, Medical degree, DO, Fellowship in Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Residency in Internal Medicine, Medical Residency in Family Medicine, Fellowship in Endocrinology and Metabolism, Family Practice Residency) 28 years experience Millhon Clinic
Flint, COLUMBUS
Dr. Angela R Caffaratti - Family Physician
Dr. Angela R Caffaratti Family Physician (Residency, Medical School, Residency - ID) 28 years experience Ohio State Richard M. Ross Heart Hospital
Weinland Park, COLUMBUS