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My husband was recently diagnosed with a thoracic aortic dilation of 4.2 during a preop echocardiogram. Cat scan was also done. No evidence of dissection. He is having bilateral knee replacement on January 17. His cardiologist has cleared him for surgery for both knees. Should we be getting a second opinion. I should mention he is 67 years old, no evidence of heart blockages, no diabetes.

surely get the second opinion from other cardiologist ...

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Dear Doctor, Please help me to control my diabetes. I am a dibetic patient about 17 years and under insulin for the past 5 years.Before five years I underwent CABG surgery. My need for consultation is for Diabetes. Now i take Metformin 500 SR/Diapride 2mg and 30/70 fast acting Insulin 18 in the morning and night time I take diapride 2mg and Insulin 8 points only. My HbA1c is 7.9 and always PP is above 200 to 240 Today fasting is 121 and PP is 234.Please advice.

Hi, Since you are a known diabetic,few changes which have to be brought in are lifestyle modifications. If you have already not changed them or if you are not serious about them because they are the only steps which would help you the most. Drugs just bring down sugar for a few hours and then would raise back again and your body can become slowly resistant to the same drug dose so first you will have to bring lifestyle modification(changes) in yourself. 1)Eat a low-cholesterol, low-fat diet, ...

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how sucessfull is stem cell therapy in diabetes

Hi, The treatment is mostly succesful in type 2 diabetes which you are suffering from(usually reserved for people in whom the sugar is not controlled by drugs and disease is chronic - you did not tell me anything about this point whether you are controlled on medicines or not.),but it will have to be confirmed by tests that you don't have any auto antibodies which means antibodies against your own cells. But the treatment is still not advocated commonly. ...

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I am 7 weeks pregnant and have taken meprate 10 mg for 5 days thrice daily thinking I am suffering from PCOS. I didn't have my periods since nov'12. I did an ultrasound and everything is normal in that. I didn't got bleeding as well since I was pregnant. I am hearing mixed opinions about side effects of meprate on foetus. Can you suggest, can I go ahead with my pregnancy, is there an complications attached...

Hi!! Meprate ( medroxyprogesterome acetate) is safe if taken accidentally in pregnancy.It is norethindrone( norethisterone ) that has harmful effects of genital organs of the female fetus. Also,fetal genital organs are affected between 7-9 weeks of pregnancy. There is no method to know that fetus does not have any congenital malformations.Even ultrasound cannot pick up many congenital malformations which may be due to various reasons ...

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Hi, its my 34th week of pregnancy, I've been diagnosed with gestational diabetics and i am taking insulin everyday. right now my baby is weighing nearer to 2.6 kg and my Doc is suggesting delivery in the next week itself, due to the complications and since there is a single loop of cord around my baby's neck, can i get a suggestion regarding this, shall i go with what my Doc says?

Hi!! Usually in gestational diabetes if sugars are well controlled on insulin,I would suggest delivery by induction of labour between 37-38 weeks of pregnancy.Also,there should be no other complications in the pregnancy.Trial of labour is recommended if no associated complications and even if single loop of cord is present around the fetal neck. From your query it seems that the pregnancy is not associated with any other complications.You should discuss in detail with your obstetrician regarding ...

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Given my medical history of Hypertension, anemia, and borderline diabetes, is it good to have a tbsp of sharkeferol tonic every night?

Hi, Unless you have micronutient deficiencies only then you can take them daily otherwise you should avoid to take them daily. For anemeia you take iron in syrup or tablet form. ...

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Hi, I am Satish Aggarwal (58 years old). I have been suffering from Diabetes since last 5 years. I was taking Tribet-2 (Abbott) till last month (one tablet in morning and one in evening). My sugar levels were around 170 (in random) while taking it. Last month I read in newspapers about side effect of Tribet-2 and my doctor advised me to switch to Diamicron XR MEX 500 (2 tablets in morning). While taking it my sugar levels have been around 240 (in random). Now I have just heard that there is some clarification from Tribet-2 that it is safe. My doctor has asked me to move back to Tribet-2. My query is that is Tribet-2 really safe ? and should I move back to it again ? Thanks, Satish

Hi, Yes this is true that tribet 2 is back in market, but they have allowed it with safety precautions written on the pack like its prone to cause bladder cancer. If you have repeated history of seasonal allergies or difficulty in breathing or you are working in place which deals with chemicals,then i would recommend you to avoid the drug. If you have any problems in urine like frequency or urgency or pain in urine report to your doctor immediately. ...

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I was diagonized with Diabetes. My details then was Wt 114 kg, FBS 195 and HB1AC 8.5. Its been 2 months now and i have controlled diet and walked frequently. My details after 60 days are Wt 104Kg FBS 89 and PP 101. I was on Ismet 500, Piopar 15, Rosimet and Mitovit for last 2 months. My doc says progress is good. I want to know, can i ever stop medication and control sugar? Shall i be on medicines for ever?

diabetes is progressive disease. when diabetes appears 1st time almost 50-60% of pancreatic beta cells are lost. with diet and exercise you can control sugars. as the time progresses beta cells keep on decreasing. your progress is pretty good. metformin & pioglitazone increases insulin sensitivity and sitagliptin delays gastric emptying,promotes beta cells , glucose dependent insulin secretion and helps in weight loss. you might require to take medicines for life long but you can limit medicines ...

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Hello doctor, i am sunita from delhi..i am a chronic asthmatic and have to take stetoids on a daily basis to keep the asthma under control..a couple of years ago i was diagnosed with psvt..a year ago i went to have the ablation treatment,bt could not due to some surgical complications .My psvt episodes have increased a lot lately..the symptoms go on for the whole day and i feel weak and scared..i do not want to undergo surgery as the doctor said it will be extremely risky..if u cud advise me on some medications,i would be grateful.

Hi, you can begin to take Calaptin SR 120mg twice daily with tight control of blood pressure and heart rate. The drug effects on blood pressure and heart rate by lowering both, so begin to take the day when you are atay at home. Regularly check this parameters during first some days. ...

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