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Can you advise some tips to regulate sugar level with proper diet and medicine while fasting?
Query: Hi doctor, My mother aged 65 is diabetic for the past 9 years. Her medications are as follows. Forxiga (Dapagliflozin) - 10 mg : 0- 1- 0 (one tablet after lunch); Glucobay 50 : 1 - 1 - 1; Jalra - M 50/850 (Vildagliptin 50 mg, Metformin HCl 850 mg) : 1 - 0 - 1 and Amlopres AT - 25 : 0 - 0 - 1. We nee... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. In case her sugars are in control, there is no harm in giving her a little rice. I would recommend you buy a glucometer for her so that you can monitor her sugars at all times. Meet your local doctor, so that he can advise you on how to manage the dosages at the diff... Read Full »
I am a 20-year-old diabetic with fluctuating blood sugar levels. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I am a 20-year-old female. I have been suffering from diabetes for two years (my diabetes is not confirmed yet). Four months ago my blood test showed Insulin 71 µU/mL, FBS 101 mg/dL. I took metformin for three months and my insulin came back to normal but my FBS showed 113 mg/dL. My d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com I read your query and understand the concern. Do not worry, relax. Take Metformin 500 mg twice a day. Make a chart of blood sugar levels both fasting and two hours post meal. Buy a good quality glucometer from Roshe, Omron, Beurer, or Abbott. Have HbA1c levels done also... Read Full »
I doubt if the used glucose strip was new. Can I get infected?
Query: Hi doctor,I got a blood sugar test today using a glucose meter, and the needle (lancet) was completely new. She opened it before me, but I was unsure about the strip. What if it has some blood stains from the nurse's hand or if it was used? Will it cause hepatitis B, hepatitis C or HIV? She pricked ... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and am sorry for such discomfort. You are asking what if the glucose strip was used or had some blood stains from the nurse's hand.The glucose strip cannot be used again, so here in your case, the glucose strip and the glucose meter machine would... Read Full »
The glucometer shows 68 to 92 mg/dL. Is the glucometer right?
Query: Hi doctor, I doubt that blood sugar levels range the same in all the glucometers, as I doubt the control solution ranges are all different. What is the accuracy of Glucoone? My fasting blood glucose was 350 a month ago, and an HbA1c of 12. After that, I started with a low-carb diet and regular exerc... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query. Most of the standard company-produced glucometers are of good quality and are accurate in measuring the peripheral blood glucose level. I did not get the point of saying, "Test strips possess a typical range of 68 to 92 mg/dL glucose". If your r... Read Full »
Glucometer says diabetes controlled. Should I need lab test?
Query: Hello doctor, I checked with a glucometer four days ago and found my diabetes under control, but I have numbness and tingling sensations in my feet at night when I lay down. Are the glucometer readings reliable? Should I undergo a laboratory test for my diabetes? Why do I have this tingling sensatio... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The glucose levels mentioned are excellent, and your diabetes is under control. Today most of the standard glucometers are quite reliable. Many patients are using those for self-management of blood glucose (SMBG). However, numbness might happen due to peripheral neur... Read Full »