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Should A Diabetic And Heart Patient Follow Diet Control?
someone that diebetic, has a pace maker, a difibulator, on blood pressure meds, and many other meds, constantly indulges in chocolate covered raisins, or any other sweets and snacks. His INR is constantly changing is gets to high. Does diet play a part in his ups and downs????
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Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Hi,
diet plays very important role in all diabetes and heart patients.
eg. if pt Is on diabetic medicines.. but is taking mango juice or sweets or chocolates, his sugars will never be under control.
similar is for hypertension and heart disease.
this will have implications that the medications are not working but in reality, the diet is not being followed and pt is non- compliant.
the worse thing is the number of medicines will increase which on turn is worse for pt himself.
diet plays very important role in all diabetes and heart patients.
eg. if pt Is on diabetic medicines.. but is taking mango juice or sweets or chocolates, his sugars will never be under control.
similar is for hypertension and heart disease.
this will have implications that the medications are not working but in reality, the diet is not being followed and pt is non- compliant.
the worse thing is the number of medicines will increase which on turn is worse for pt himself.
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