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My blood pressure is elevated. Please help.
Query: Hi doctor, I am a diabetes patient. Recently, I had an ECG done which showed borderline normal sinus arrythmia. Immediately, I had a 2D echo and it showed a normal study. But my blood pressure is not normal. It is around 150/90 mm of Hg and so my doctor advised me to take Betaloc-50. In addition to ... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I want to assure you that do not worry as everything is going to be fine soon. I have thoroughly gone through your case and can well understand your genuine concerns. I appreciate the efforts you put in to upload the case completely along with EKG reports (attachment remo... Read Full »
What can cause sudden blank out in a diabetic patient?
Query: Hi doctor, My father is 77 years old and a known diabetic for over six years. His height is 5'5" feet and weight is 143 pounds. This is regarding his recent angioplasty. He got it done before three months when he had a kind of seizure or fix. He was hospitalized for a week and got discharged with st... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I want to assure you do not worry as everything is going to be fine if proper care and treatment is opted in for. I have thoroughly gone through your case history, reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity) and can well understand your genuine health conce... Read Full »
Please explain my complete health checkup report.
Query: Hi doctor, I am 64 years old. I am nondiabetic. I did a complete health checkup and found my Hb1Ac at 6.5 %. I have a CRP of 3.50 mg/dL. I have PSA at 4.4 ng/mL. My urine culture report shows a negative result. Is there anything abnormal? Please suggest. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the reports (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The most concerning result is about your blood sugar levels. It seems that you can have diabetes. Please consult an endocrinologist for a proper evaluation. Your HbA1c is high, and blood s... Read Full »
Is it fine to have the same medicine for years together?
Query: Hi doctor, I am a 66 years old male. My weight is 154.32 Ibs and my height is 5'4". I had lost around 5 kg over a year. I am allergic to dust and will get sneeze and nose blockages following exposure. I am suffering from diabetes, BP, cholesterol, chronic fissure, constipation, and occasional gastri... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have thoroughly gone through your case and can well understand your genuine health concerns. Read Full »
Please explain my mother's medical report.
Query: Hello doctor, I want a medical opinion for my mother who is diabetic for the last 26 years. Please guide. Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please upload any medical record of your mother, only recent ones about two months old only. Also, go for her blood sugar levels right now and tell me what her blood pressure status is? Is she suffering from any other diseases? Read Full »
Can Metformin help me in losing weight?
Query: Hello doctor,I am 37 years old. I have gained a lot of weight of late and my weight is 101 kg at 5 feet and 7 inches. I got all the tests done and I have a fatty liver and am pre-diabetic. Can I take Metformin for weight loss and diabetes? Can it help me in reducing the fatty liver? Please help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand you are worried about your weight gain and being prediabetic. Remember, Metformin is a prescription drug, and it is your physician who can decide if it is needed for you or not. Metformin can be prescribed to prevent diabetes (type II diabetes onset) if pr... Read Full »
My diabetic father is having diabetes. Should he get dialysis?
Query: Hello doctor, My father is 59 years old and suffering from diabetes for the last 15 years within control limit of sugar. Recently, he got attach with a brain hemorrhage on the right side, and he stopped to talk and his right side hand and leg become inactive. Slowly with medication and physiotherap... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have thoroughly gone through your case and can well understand your genuine health concerns. No, this is not a permanent procedure for every patient. It depends on the status of kidney functions and roughly we can predict from creatinine levels (just to make it clear... Read Full »