Dr. Suneetha B S
Diabetology
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Hello doctor,
This is regarding my hubby who is 35 years of age. He does not like to workout at all. I suspect him to have diabetes for a while and the symptoms I have noticed for the past few weeks are just too coincidental for a normal person. Although, I am not able to get him to undergo a blood test, as he is not listening when I say so. Could you please help me relate if these symptoms point to diabetes or any other particular health risk? Bladder Issue (he gets up five to six times every night), Abnormal facial and forehead sweating (even when it is not summer), Gets hungry frequently, In sleep, he gets a lot of jolts (like shocks) and gets up with them sometimes, Lack of sleep and thus sleepy during the day and not much responsive to questions, Hair loss and Toenails are foggy and fungi-infected. Any suggestion or recommendations will help.
Hello,
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I understand your concern. You have not explained about your husband's eating habits and weight or about his family history. Considering he is inactive and some of the symptoms you have described, especially frequent urination, feeling hungry frequently, and toenail infection go in favor of a high blood sugar. You could also be thinking too much while there may be no problem. The only way to clarify this would be by doing a blood test. If not you, try involving other family members, to whom he may listen. You could also take the opinion of a doctor in your locality who can help you by involving him in conversation when you visit the doctor for some other minor reason. Try not to delay further to get his blood tests done. If he agrees to undergo blood tests, these are the preliminary tests you need to do for diagnosis: Fasting blood sugar, Postprandial blood sugar, HbA1c. Additionally, you could also do Lipid profile, Renal function tests and ECG (electrocardiogram).
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