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How do I maintain my blood sugar levels?
Query: Hello doctor, I was diagnosed with type II diabetes five years back. I have maintained good sugar control. Currently, I am taking Trulicity 1.5 weekly, Lantus nightly and 2000 mg of Metformin with my evening meal. Toward the end of last year, my diet was not good, as I was eating a lot of carbohydr... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Since you have started proper diet control, your blood sugar levels are getting better and better day by day. Yes, it does take some time to get back to normal once you are careful about your diet and exercise. You can check your HbA1c levels now and after three mont... Read Full »
How can I lower my HbA1c levels?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 45-year-old male. I am 6 feet tall and I weigh 200.6 lbs. I had taken excess BCAA supplement powder to enhance my gym performance and then stopped going to the gym for two months but continued taking the BCAA powder. I feel bloated all the time after food intake and have high bl... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query and from what you have mentioned, it appears that you have diabetes and you must definitely take treatment for it. I suggest that you start with the tablet Metformin 500 mg thrice a day and then repeat your HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin) after thr... Read Full »
Can insulin help stabilize my fluctuating sugar levels?
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 30-year-old female. I had diabetes during pregnancy, and it continues after childbirth. Now I have been a diabetic patient for the past three years. My average sugar levels range from 100 mg/dl to 245 mg/dl. My sugar levels are not stable at all, and I consulted my first doctor,... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query, and from what you have mentioned, it appears that you have diabetes. However, your blood sugar is not so uncontrolled that you must take insulin. You can do one thing, do an HbA1c test and then get back to me to put you on better treatment. Hop... Read Full »
My HbA1c level was found to be high. What to do next?
Query: Hello doctor,I am a 31-year-old. For the last two to three weeks, I was feeling very low, a sort of weakness, and I felt that there is something wrong with my body. So, I went to a clinical laboratory for an HbA1c test and got a result of 10.50 %. The person at the clinical laboratory told me that t... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query, and from what you have mentioned, it appears that you have diabetes. I suggest you take tablet Metformin 500 mg thrice a day after meals. Consult your specialist doctor, discuss with him or her and start taking the medicines with their consent... Read Full »
My fasting blood sugar is more than the post-prandial level. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, My fasting blood sugar level (120 to 140g/dl) is more than my pp (postprandial) sugar level (110 to 120 g/dl) consistently. Hb1ac is 6.3. And I am not using any medicine. Is it a problem? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand your concern. From what you have mentioned it appears that you have impaired fasting glucose. There is nothing to worry about but you have a probability of developing diabetes in the next six months to a year if you do not take good ca... Read Full »
My HbA1c is 13 percent. Am I diabetic?
Query: Hello doctor,I took a test and had the following results. Fasting sugar level - 132 mg/dL. Post-prandial sugar level - 144 mg/dL. HbA1c - 13 %. Am I diabetic? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. From what you have mentioned, it appears that you have high blood sugar and HbA1c suggests that you have diabetes. I would advise you to do serum creatinine to know your kidney function and serum cholesterol levels. ... Read Full »
What treatment has to be followed to reduce higher fasting blood sugar level?
Query: Hello doctor, My wife (55 years) got sugar results fasting 172, and pp 136. What can be the explanation (higher fasting value)? What treatment course to be followed? Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query about your wife and it seems that she has an impaired fasting blood sugar and that she must have her HbA1c checked to be sure whether she has a need to take medications for diabetes or not. In the meantime try to take a low carbohydrate and low... Read Full »
Can you suggest a medicine to lower blood sugar?
Query: Hi doctor, I am worried about my husband's type-2 diabetes. Today evening before dinneŕ the sugar was 317. He is taking Januvia along with Diamicon XR 60 and in night Razel along with Dimicron XR 60. The medicine is also not working very well on him. He would not able to visit a doctor for another... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query about your husband and from what you have mentioned it appears that your husband has uncontrolled blood sugar. I suggest that you add the tablet Metformin 1000 mg twice a day in addition to all the drugs that you have mentioned. This is only i... Read Full »