Medical Advice on "Diabetology"

Kindly suggest a vegetarian diet plan for a type 2 diabetic patient.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You can start by following some basic rules of eating healthy. Include raw foods like vegetable salads in the diet. Fruits can be taken in moderation once a day. Avoid fruits with a high glycemic index like grapes,...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suneetha B S

My fasting sugar is more than postprandial. Is this serious?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. The decrease in postprandial blood sugar can be explained by stimulation of insulin release after food which will decrease the blood sugar. Increase in blood sugar in empty stomach is due to glucagon secretion whi...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ankush Gupta

Sugar is 390 after food. Kindly tell the reason and how to reduce it.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. It is important to understand how much your sugar level was 15 days ago (before you started insulin therapy). If there is a decrease in your sugar level compared to the earlier value, then you are definitely on the ri...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Suneetha B S

My HbA1c is 7.5. Should I continue my tablet for diabetes?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. As you have mentioned that took medicine for a month, still your HbA1c - glycated hemoglobin is 7.5 (attachment removed to protect patient identity). This is little high. The target of HbA1c should be less than 7. So, I ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ankush Gupta

I am type 1 diabetic and on 40 units of insulin. How to decrease the insulin units?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. The fact remains that you are probably having insulin-dependent diabetes. In this case, your sugars will rise. This is because the pancreas produces a lesser and lesser amount of insulin on their own. As that happens,...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Saumya Mittal

How to spot the symptoms of high blood sugar?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Usually high blood glucose (hyperglycemia) symptoms are not very obvious, hence people do not come to know about the problem easily. So called typical symptoms of diabetes or hyperglycemia are : excess thirst (polydy...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar

Got tested for blood glucose fasting value, that came as 92 mg/dL. Is it on the higher side?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com.The Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS) level of your son is within normal range. A blood glucose level of 100 mg/dL or less is considered normal for fasting state. If he has any symptoms suggestive of diabetes you may go for further...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sukhvinder Singh

Fasting Blood Sugar: 145 and Postprandial Blood Sugar: 209. I am on Insulin. Please advice.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You don't need to panic. This is not something serious. For a good effective treatment, I need to know what medicines you are taking along with insulin. Also, there are 100 kinds of insulin, which one are you currently tak...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Rohit Jain

My HbA1c has raised to 6.2 with high cholesterol. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. From the history you have told, your blood sugar levels are under control with high cholesterol. There is family history of diabetes which makes you prone for diabetes in future. So, you have to make dietary ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Ankush Gupta

I am diabetic with weakness, shoulder pain and tingling sensation on hand. What to do?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query, and from what you have mentioned, I would suggest increasing the dose of Lantas to 30 units once daily. Try to rotate the insulin injection sites as well. Try to walk for 30 minutes and drink 12 g...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Shaikh Sadaf