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now i m 5 weeks pregnant and stop my medicine. what should i do. is there any defect in baby in 5th week, without taking medicine, doctor suggest me insulin.

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my insulin fasting is 45.5,m i DIABETIC?WHT TO DO?

Hi, Your tests are on higher side,and you should be started with drugs for reducing cholesterol and triglycerides. Even your cholesterol/hdl ratio is very bad so you will have to be started with drugs for reducing all this. But first diet and lifestyle changes have to be made. Your tsh is also raised mildly and you might also be started with drugs for that too. Diet and lifestyle changes include: 1) Reduce your calorie intake 2) Limiting the amount of carbohydrate and unhealthy fat that you ...

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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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my age is 22. can my hight be increase by any hormone replacement therapy? if yes then what will be the cost?

Hi, Yes you can increase height,but the amount benefit you get will be dependent whether you are deficient of hormone which increases height(growth hormone). If yes then then benefit would be good and if no then the benefit would be less. Growth hormone single shot costs somewhere around 700-1000 rs and how long treatment is given would be dependent on your tests . ...

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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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pls. advise regarding disadvantages of arthroscopy....will it stop fluid collection in the knee after the anticipated debriis are removed...this is for my staff who is abt 40 yrs and possibly had a silent injury 2 months back.....mri today indicated minor damage to meniscuss.... was in complete cast for abut 20 days.....fluid was removed 20 days back...which reappeared after 6 days...presently having some fluid but no pain... pls. advise if arthroscopy will help.....or any alternate therapy... regds randeep singh

Please start with physiotherapy treatment by consulting a near by physical therapist ...

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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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she dont want surgical joint replacement due to her age.But need some therapy to relieve pain.Is ozone injection is the best ?

Hi, Viscosupplementation can be done for osteoarthritis of knees . It has good results. Injections are given in knee joints which increase the lubrication of joints . This helps to relieve pain . Consult your orthopedic surgeon for this therapy . Feel free to ask any questions. ...

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i am female with a weight of 110 kgs, and dont have any medical issues apart from this, few months ago my gyno prescribed me with Hyponidd and glycomet as my fasting insulin is little bit on hihger side. i am trying to get pregnant. this month i have not got my periods. my LMP was 28th June

Hi, If you have missed your periods then go for urine pregnancy test first,to confirm pregnancy. Since how long are you facing this problem ? Describe your menstural cycle in detail in days and cycle length and and periods and and flow. She gave you drugs for diabets or may be you have pcod. Now what is your query exactky ? ...

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Hello I m 19 yr old and im suffering from stomach cancer from 4 months and I hv done with 6 cemos and 2 radiation therapy but then also my cancer is increasing so what can I do plz tell me.

Hello, I will require more details about the your stomach cancer and treatment received till date, including the chemotherapy and radiotherapy part. Only after studying them I can advise you further. ...

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