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Senior citizen imbalanced sugars
Hello doctor,
Please let me know how to take care of my mother at home as from few days her sugars (which was FBS 154 and pp was 260 today) not getting in control even being on high insulin dose (42-0-35)
Also she had taken a 7day course of Taximo 200mg to clear her infection.
So how to immediately get her sugars under control at home is there any medicine which can be added like dapaglyn that in a while her sugars get in control as even her diet is on strict control.please help me with suggestions as I can't take her to hospital.
Thank you for your valued information in advance.
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Dr. Ashish Sarwate
Diabetologist
29 yrs exp
Thane
Infection is bound to increase blood sugar levels.
Add afternoon dose of Actrapid, 12 units before lunch and reduce night dose to 20units. Check sugars daily to titrate insulin dosage.
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Please get Urine culture & Ultrasound of Abdomen and Kidney to rule out other pathology.
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Maintain strict diabetic diet
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