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Insulin Dependent Diabetes

Insulin-dependent diabetes, alias juvenile diabetes, is a condition in which the pancreas produces less insulin or does not produce any insulin resulting in diabetes. In this condition, the patient has to take Insulin for life long. Genetics and exposure to a virus or any other external factors are the cause of insulin-dependent diabetes.

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Is there any possibility to get treated with oral therapy for diabetes while on Insulin?

Query: Hello doctor, I had been diagnosed as a person with diabetes before 10 years. Now I am taking Amaryl MV 2 bd dosage. Still, my rbs is around 250 to 270 mg/dL. What I need to do? Is there any possibility that I can avoid insulin therapy and by oral therapy only I can be treated? And now I think I am...  Read Full »


Dr. Qazi Mujahid Ali

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You are facing complications of diabetes, to control sugar you can take Glimipride 3 mg before breakfast and Sitagliptin Metformin 50/500 mg twice daily after breakfast and dinner. Avoid junk food, fatty meals, and deep-fried items along with sugary drinks. Brisk wal...  Read Full »

I have had diabetes for twelve years. Please help.

Query: Hi doctor, I am suffering from diabetes for twelve years and I am on medicines since then. I took these medicines for nine years and then stopped thereafter, in fear of getting my other organs affected. Since then, I took ayurvedic treatment and was also advised to take millet meals, which I am taki...  Read Full »


Dr. Zulfiqar Ahmed

Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for your query. Your investigations report shows your HBA1c is higher than your target. It shows average blood sugar levels over three months of time. You are already taking three different types of medications. If you are taking them regularly and still your su...  Read Full »

What are the diet restrictions for gestational diabetes?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife is 22 weeks pregnant. It is a dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy. Her fasting sugar level is 6.9. The doctor suggested taking insulin injection. Is it safe to take insulin during pregnancy? Could you suggest some tips to follow or any diet recommendations, please? Also, we h...  Read Full »


Dr. Sravanthi Nuthalapati

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Insulin is safe in pregnancy, but I need some clarification with respect to the fasting blood sugar values. If it is 69 mg %, then it is normal. I would like to see her blood sugar reports of the tests which were done previously or the result of the glucose tolerance ...  Read Full »

What can be done to control the sugar levels of my 2-year-old daughter?

Query: Hello doctor, My 2 year old daughter was diagnosed diabetic and I am giving four units of Lantus and two boluses Novo rapid for each meal three times. But still, her sugar levels are not in control. We give her low-carb and proper diet. What should we do now as none of the doctors we consulted are a...  Read Full »


Dr. Shaikh Sadaf

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I just read your query. From what you have mentioned, it appears that your daughter has insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus and you are concerned about her high blood sugar. I would request that you record for three days her fasting blood sugar (FBS), two hours post ...  Read Full »

What could be the reason for high blood sugar levels in a premature baby?

Query: Hello doctor, My wife delivered a baby boy two months prematurely and he was underweight (1.210 kg). The reason was almost nil movement of the fetus and very less fluid in the fetus (3.5 to 4).After the delivery, the doctor said that all the other parameters of the baby like the height of the ...  Read Full »


Dr. Babu Lal Meena

Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The possible reasons for diabetes are a lack of development of insulin response due to prematurity, in which case it will improve with time. Another possibility is sepsis, that will subside with antibiotics. The less likely possibility is a congenital absence of the...  Read Full »

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