Medical Advice on "Diabetology"

My fasting and PP sugar levels are 87 and 61, respectively. Why?, Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A slight variation in fasting and PP (postprandial) glucose levels can occur. It is not unusual. Please tell me with the value 61 with food, did you have any symptoms of hypoglycemia? This looks like reactive ... View thread »

How to confirm diabetes when we receive unlike values from different lab?, Answered by Dr. Raveendran Sr

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. A glucometer is not the standard gold method it has a variability of 30 Plus or minus for conforming. Do HbA1c (glycated hemoglobin), FBS (fasting blood sugar), PPBS (postprandial blood sugar level) and urine complete ... View thread »

My postprandial sugar value is less than fasting level. Why?, Answered by Dr. Raveendran Sr

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. There are a few reasons. 1. Pre-diabetes can have such results which means you are more prone to get diabetes. Increased PPBS (postprandial blood sugar) means your pancreas is working very hard to reduce your sugar. ... View thread »

Is the variation in PPBS after 2nd and 3rd hour of meal normal?, Answered by Dr. Anshul Varshney

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. We are here to help you. You need to consider the postprandial report two hours post breakfast while checking blood sugar at home. This is very normal phenomenon that you are observing as one gets lower blood sugar levels ... View thread »

Can kidney get affected in a diabetic patient?, Answered by Dr. Ankush Gupta

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Thanks for the query to this platform. Your sister is a known case of hypothyroidism with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus. Her sugar is constantly raised throughout the last 5-6 months as shown in the reports ... View thread »

What are the ways to manage fatigue in a patient taking Metformin?, Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Looking at RBG given (360 mg/100 ml), he has totally uncontrolled diabetes. When this happens there is a lot of glucose lost through urine, leading to excess urination, excess thirst and excess hunger. Plus there is ... View thread »

Which are the best medicines to reduce blood sugar?, Answered by Dr. Krutika Ingle Karandikar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I think the dosage is less for complete control of the sugar levels. Let her take one tablet at morning and 1.5 tablets at night and let me know her sugar levels. This new medicine has less dosage in comparison to the ... View thread »

Kindly explain about the normal blood sugar level in a heart surgery patient., Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Normal fasting glucose levels are the same for all types of patients, persons of different age group. The range of fasting glucose is 70 to 100 mg/100 ml (earlier upper margin was allowed up to 110 mg). The usual ... View thread »

Is there any way to reduce ketone levels in a diabetic patient?, Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Ketones usually develop more often in T1 diabetes. Especially when there is no adequate insulin and glucose levels are higher than 300 to 350 mg. It is necessary to take adequate water to eliminate those through urine ... View thread »

Can a diabetic patient consume barnyard millet?, Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Samak rice (barnyard millet) is good for everyone, more so for a diabetic person as it provides a good deal of fibers, multiple nutrients, and enough calories too. Instead of regular rice, this can be substituted. The ... View thread »