Why is my wife feeling weak after delivering a baby recently?

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Thanks for writing in, and I understand your concern. I would like you to know that there could be many reasons for this weakness, like an insufficient healthy diet and low hemoglobin. I would like to know how the baby was delivered? Were there any complications during or after the delivery, like excess blood loss? For how long did she take supplements advised during her pregnancy? Also, please share the reports of the latest blood glucose profile.

Regards.

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Based on the reports (attachments removed to protect the patient's identity), her blood sugar levels are outside the normal limits but not so high that she will need medications. Your wife will have to start changing her lifestyle, like exercising 40 to 50 minutes five days a week. This could be just going for a walk, light exercises, or yoga. Try to limit high sugary foods and fried foods. You can slightly lower the carbohydrates in your diet and replace them with protein in your diet.

Before starting any medications, you must get these tests done:

1. HbA1c levels (glycated hemoglobin)

2. Fasting blood glucose levels.

3. Postprandial blood glucose levels.

4. Serum lipid profile.

Other things that you should keep in mind:

- Consume green leafy vegetables and seasonal fruits and avoid fruits with high sugar content.

- Stay hydrated.

- Start Livogen (Ferrous Fumarate and Folic Acid) captab 1 tablet daily after meal with lime water or juice for 30 days.

I hope this helps you.

Regards.

Hello,

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If nothing is working, you can give the medicine with lukewarm water. You can try orange juice in that case. Just make sure not to have it with tea or milk as that will interfere with the absorption. And I had asked earlier for postprandial values and HbA1c levels also. Please do share them with me.

Regards.