What Could Cause Dizziness While On Medication For BO And Diabetes?

Posted on Mon, 9 Jul 2018

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Question : my father is 65 taking heart meds, diabetes and pressure pills.he felt dizzy in church this morning (he took his meds without much eatin),ECG testnormal.
cause?

Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (1 hour later)

Brief Answer:
I would explain as follows:

Detailed Answer:

Hello,

Regarding your concern, I would explain that his symptoms could be related to low blood pressure or orthostatic hypotension.

Another possible cause to consider would be a TIA (transient ischemia attack).

Coming to this point, I recommend you to closely monitor your blood pressure in sitting and standing up position in the next days.

If these episodes repeat, I would recommend consulting with his attending physician and performing some tests to investigate for the possible causes:

- complete blood count for anaemia
- blood electrolytes for possible imbalances
- fasting glucose for hypoglycemia
- kidney and liver function tests
- a Doppler ultrasound of the carotid arteries to examine the blood flow in them.

A Head Up Tilt test may be needed if suspicions of orthostatic hypotension are raised.

Hope you will find this answer helpful!

I remain at your disposal for any further questions whenever you need!

Kind regards,

Dr.Iliri

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