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What Causes Drowsiness When Suffering From Diabetes?

my father 87yr is a diabetic ,sugar counts are ok, on and off he has spells,, like he will talk a lot ,doesn t make any sense appaires to be drunk, glassy eyes will not take advice from family members that he not ok will last from 2 hrs to 4hr at the time
Thu, 26 Sep 2019
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Hi,

Noted the history about your Father having diabetes with controlled sugars, but has spells for 2 - 4 hours of senseless talks and so on.;
The commonest reasons for such changes are one or a combination of the following:
Electrolyte imbalance with low sodium is the commonest cause and once the body recovers sodium he gets better.
Old age with changes in brain.
Hence I would advise you the following for your Father:
Consult your Doctor and dicuss these points.
Get an MRI of the brain.
Other blood tests with Electrolytes.
This will give a proper diagnosis and a plan for management.
Please see that blood sugars are regularly monitored and maintained within normal limits.
Regular Electrolyte levels and management.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Drowsiness When Suffering From Diabetes?

Hi, Noted the history about your Father having diabetes with controlled sugars, but has spells for 2 - 4 hours of senseless talks and so on.; The commonest reasons for such changes are one or a combination of the following: Electrolyte imbalance with low sodium is the commonest cause and once the body recovers sodium he gets better. Old age with changes in brain. Hence I would advise you the following for your Father: Consult your Doctor and dicuss these points. Get an MRI of the brain. Other blood tests with Electrolytes. This will give a proper diagnosis and a plan for management. Please see that blood sugars are regularly monitored and maintained within normal limits. Regular Electrolyte levels and management. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon