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My Mother Who Is 63 Years Old Is Suffering From
Question: My Mother who is 63 years old is suffering from pain in the thigh and waist area since last few days. The pain gets worse during the late evening/night and also while walking on stairs which makes walking even for essential activities very difficult.
The pain seems specifically in the right thigh area and left knee along with spreading on the waist.
She is diabetic and consumes the following medication:
Amaryl 1mg - 1 tab in Morning and 1 tab in Evening
Glycomet 500mg - 1 tab in Morning and 1 tab in Evening
The recent readings of sugar level is:
Before meal: 103
After meal: 142
Kindly suggest.
The pain seems specifically in the right thigh area and left knee along with spreading on the waist.
She is diabetic and consumes the following medication:
Amaryl 1mg - 1 tab in Morning and 1 tab in Evening
Glycomet 500mg - 1 tab in Morning and 1 tab in Evening
The recent readings of sugar level is:
Before meal: 103
After meal: 142
Kindly suggest.
Brief Answer:
Kindly refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello There
After going through your medical query I understand your concern for your mother and I would like to tell you that taking into consideration the factors like 60 plus age group with history of diabetes, there are high possibilities is neurological issues like diabetic neuropathy and other degenerative processes like nerve decompression due to vertebral degeneration, which can lead to these symptoms.
So it’s important to rule out the possible underlying causes, so kindly gut done a lumber spine MRI done and consult with reports.
Hopefully this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
Kindly refer to the detailed answer below
Detailed Answer:
Hello There
After going through your medical query I understand your concern for your mother and I would like to tell you that taking into consideration the factors like 60 plus age group with history of diabetes, there are high possibilities is neurological issues like diabetic neuropathy and other degenerative processes like nerve decompression due to vertebral degeneration, which can lead to these symptoms.
So it’s important to rule out the possible underlying causes, so kindly gut done a lumber spine MRI done and consult with reports.
Hopefully this information will guide you properly.
Kind Regards
Dr Bhanu Partap
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