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Type 2 Diabetic Controlling By Tablets. Tightness At The Back Of Head, Pain In Left Eye. Is It Something To Worry?
Hi,
I am 60yrs of age and type 2 diabetic controlling by tablets, currently suffering with tightness in back of my head under the skull and left of my head and slight pain in my left eye particularly sever in the night and also feel swallen/expand vein on the left side of the head. sometime sweating in the night. what could be the cause and is it something worrying?
I am 60yrs of age and type 2 diabetic controlling by tablets, currently suffering with tightness in back of my head under the skull and left of my head and slight pain in my left eye particularly sever in the night and also feel swallen/expand vein on the left side of the head. sometime sweating in the night. what could be the cause and is it something worrying?
Tue, 9 Apr 2013
Hi,
Thanks for posting your query.
With the available described details, there appears to least correlation between diabetes and mentioned symptoms.
Do you have vomiting or nausea/ tears and running nose?
What the aggravating and relieving factor for headache?
What is the type of headache?
There could be possibility of migraine; migraine is associated with heaviness in head and eyes.
You should consult with internal medicine specialist/ neurologist and should go for thorough check up.
You should also go for complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CT/ MRI brain imaging.
You should take sumantriptan, naprosyn along with divalproex.
Take proper sleep and avoid tea & coffee.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
Thanks for posting your query.
With the available described details, there appears to least correlation between diabetes and mentioned symptoms.
Do you have vomiting or nausea/ tears and running nose?
What the aggravating and relieving factor for headache?
What is the type of headache?
There could be possibility of migraine; migraine is associated with heaviness in head and eyes.
You should consult with internal medicine specialist/ neurologist and should go for thorough check up.
You should also go for complete blood count, erythrocyte sedimentation rate and CT/ MRI brain imaging.
You should take sumantriptan, naprosyn along with divalproex.
Take proper sleep and avoid tea & coffee.
Take care,
Dr. Mayank Bhargava
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