Please Suggest What Medicine Should Take My Father Is 62 Yr Old And Having Diabetic In Tablet From Last 5 To 6 Yr

Posted on Sat, 30 May 2020

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Question : Dear Sir / Mam
My father is 62 yr old and having diabetic in tablet from last 5 to 6 yr..Rite now he is facing little bit problem in stomach. Facing few problem in leg pain also ..wat can we do in this situation as it is covid 19 panic situation is also their

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
Need some more details

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your query.

Please mention the symptoms related to stomach and leg your father has ?
Does he have loose stools or abdominal pain ?
Does he have any other illness ?
What are the medications he is on ?

Waiting for your response,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (22 hours later)

digestive problem is their he is feeling like vomiting, not getting hungry like other days..he is taking glyciphage metformin 500mg..we are giving him khichdi from last one days

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (0 minute later)

really thankful for ur corporation sir

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (21 hours later)

Brief Answer:
How are his blood sugars

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for your information.

How are his blood sugars?
Has he changed his Metformin brand recently?

For now give him Tab PAN D 30 min before food in the morning, which will help him by avoiding vomiting sensation and gastritis.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (4 hours later)

yes sir recently maximum 20 days before he had changed his metformin same one which I had mentioned above. Sugar is also increase but last one reading in home testing machine it is 200 something ..

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (2 minutes later)

tab PAN D 30 noted .
is these were symptoms of covid 19

Follow up: Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (0 minute later)

regards

Answered by Dr. Dr.Raju.A.T (7 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Not COVID

Detailed Answer:
Hi,

Thanks for writing back.

This for sure not COVID.

Please ask him to get back to the routine metformin brand he was taking before.

Let him be on Pan D for minimum of 10 days. He will b ok.

Regards,

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Raju A.T