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Good Morning Sir, My Father Aged 64 Years, Presently With
Question: Good Morning Sir,
My Father aged 64 years, presently with hypertension and DM2 (from last 25 years). He is an ACTIVE businessman.
Presently he is on
Glucoryl MV2 500mg in morning
Galvus Met 50mg/500mg in afternoon,
Glucoryl MV2 500mg at night.
His FBS was 210 and post prandial is 260 verified by ONE TOUCH home glucometer. Due to COVID 19 lock down issue, couldn't visit his regular doctor. Hence Requesting to kindly prescribe/adjust the dosage to control his glucose levels. BP is normal. His physical activity was reduced drastically due to this LOCK DOWN.
Also kindly suggest some Vitamin C tablets for boosting his immunity.
Thanking You Sir.
My Father aged 64 years, presently with hypertension and DM2 (from last 25 years). He is an ACTIVE businessman.
Presently he is on
Glucoryl MV2 500mg in morning
Galvus Met 50mg/500mg in afternoon,
Glucoryl MV2 500mg at night.
His FBS was 210 and post prandial is 260 verified by ONE TOUCH home glucometer. Due to COVID 19 lock down issue, couldn't visit his regular doctor. Hence Requesting to kindly prescribe/adjust the dosage to control his glucose levels. BP is normal. His physical activity was reduced drastically due to this LOCK DOWN.
Also kindly suggest some Vitamin C tablets for boosting his immunity.
Thanking You Sir.
Brief Answer:
restart physical actitities at home .
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I have gone through your query and understood your concern.
It is normal for a active diabetic to lose control of his diabetes when his physical activity is reduced drastically,especil in these days with the coronavirus news all around the world.
Sedentary behaviour and low levels of physical activity can have negative effects on the health, well-being and can also cause additional stress.
Your actual blood sugar results of your father are high but i m sure that this is a temporarily situation.
He has a lot of oral antidiabetic drugs and in my opinion is not to increase the dosis.Insulinotherapy can be a temporarily solution.
If your father do not accept the insulinotherapy ,than i suggets to restart the physical activities at home.
WHO recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. These recommendations can still be achieved even at home, with no special equipment and with limited space.
Apart 20 (at least)min workout every day,Dancing, playing with children, and performing domestic chores such as cleaning and gardening are other means to stay active at home.
Apart physical activities,a healthy diet and drinkind a lot of water are very important to take control of his diabetes.
Vit C 500mg 2x1 tb and Vit D 2000 UI every day can be helpful for his imunity.
Hope this is helpful.
Wish you god health.
restart physical actitities at home .
Detailed Answer:
Hi
I have gone through your query and understood your concern.
It is normal for a active diabetic to lose control of his diabetes when his physical activity is reduced drastically,especil in these days with the coronavirus news all around the world.
Sedentary behaviour and low levels of physical activity can have negative effects on the health, well-being and can also cause additional stress.
Your actual blood sugar results of your father are high but i m sure that this is a temporarily situation.
He has a lot of oral antidiabetic drugs and in my opinion is not to increase the dosis.Insulinotherapy can be a temporarily solution.
If your father do not accept the insulinotherapy ,than i suggets to restart the physical activities at home.
WHO recommends 150 minutes of moderate-intensity or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity physical activity per week, or a combination of both. These recommendations can still be achieved even at home, with no special equipment and with limited space.
Apart 20 (at least)min workout every day,Dancing, playing with children, and performing domestic chores such as cleaning and gardening are other means to stay active at home.
Apart physical activities,a healthy diet and drinkind a lot of water are very important to take control of his diabetes.
Vit C 500mg 2x1 tb and Vit D 2000 UI every day can be helpful for his imunity.
Hope this is helpful.
Wish you god health.
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