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Suggest Treatment For Severe Chills In A Diabetic
My husband is experiencing chills since yesterday. He is taking high blood pressure medication and insulin for his diabetes..he hasn't had a fever at all. What could this be? I will tell you he had one beer yesterday, which I recommend that he don't drink any...but I am the wife and most time married men won't listen to wives, they will listen to someone else...thanks
Thu, 5 Jan 2017
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I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Since he has high blood pressure and diabetes it is possible that unexplained symptoms can occur sometimes. Usually chills occur before body temperature goes up (fever), later they subside. There is no mention about his BP reading or even blood glucose levels, so difficult to make any comment.
Sometimes if blood glucose level goes below 60 mg or even lower, a number of symptoms do occur including a feeling chill. Plus alcohol which gives empty calories does affect hypoglycemia awareness. It is better to check his blood glucose when he has such a feeling. If glucose is low, then by giving some gluco tabs, he should feel better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar
I have reviewed your query and here is my advice.
Since he has high blood pressure and diabetes it is possible that unexplained symptoms can occur sometimes. Usually chills occur before body temperature goes up (fever), later they subside. There is no mention about his BP reading or even blood glucose levels, so difficult to make any comment.
Sometimes if blood glucose level goes below 60 mg or even lower, a number of symptoms do occur including a feeling chill. Plus alcohol which gives empty calories does affect hypoglycemia awareness. It is better to check his blood glucose when he has such a feeling. If glucose is low, then by giving some gluco tabs, he should feel better.
Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Prabhakar Laxman Jathar
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