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Asked for female, 21 years old from Kolkata
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The medicines for breast development are not very specific or effective. Exercise and appropriate weight are the best options. As for pcos, please follow the advice of any one doctor. There are some dietary additions which can help your problem of pcos apart from specific yogic exercises. You may contact me for further discussion if you want.
Asked for Male, 46 years old from Ernakulam
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You take 3 big meals n 2 small meals between 3 big meals. In morning take 1 glass of lukeworm water with 1/2 spoon methidana powder its helps to control blood sugar level. Then walk for 45 min. Tea without sugar with biscuits (digestive marrie / marrie gold) after 1 hr you take breakfast like daliya, oats, upma, sprouts. In midmorning take any fruit except banana, cheeku, grapes. In lunch take 1- 1/2 chapati, dal, salad, vegetables and curd. Then snacks then dinner n don't take rice.
Asked for male, 37 years old from Kolkata
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Dear, your sugars are well controlled with this therapy. Hba1c is also excellently controlled. But I observe that your bmi is slightly higher. In this context piopod 15 may lead to weight gain. Although it's a very good medicine to make insulin act better, weight gain negates it's good effect. You can use other newer drugs with good track records in place of piopod. But if you are comfortable with existing treatment then all the three medicines are available as a single tablet too which can redu...more
Asked for male, 68 years old from Pune
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Your blood sugar is under control. Continue medicine and follow advice given below
1.Do regular exercise
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
4.Avoid sweets, excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet, .
5.Adhere to a strict diabetic diet by consulting Dietitian
6.Monitor your fasting, PP blood sugar and Hba1c three monthly
7.Consult diabetologist for advice and treatment
1.Do regular exercise
2.Reduce weight if overweight
3Control diet
4.Avoid sweets, excess calorie and carbohydrate rich diet, .
5.Adhere to a strict diabetic diet by consulting Dietitian
6.Monitor your fasting, PP blood sugar and Hba1c three monthly
7.Consult diabetologist for advice and treatment
Asked for male, 63 years old from Bangalore
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Medication needs to be prescribed after clinical examination and follow - few tips on diet - say no to maida items like toast , khaari ,naan ,white bread . can drink tea but without sugar and say no to Buffalo milk and can drink cows milk , can eat brown bread , can eat sprout’s , can eat green vegetables, can eat chappati ,bajra ka rotla can eat one katori of rice twice a day with dal and to avoid farsan food items and can eat fruits and say no to coconut water
Asked for female, 36 years old from Pune
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The suitable suggestions would be to go for a review with your doctor and discuss about the plan of treatment. You can also gain knowledge about Diabetes and it's nature, and learn how simple changes in the lifestyle can help avoid major complications (kindly read about complications when the sugar levels remain high for a long period of time ). Adapt healthy habits and be consistent with your daily exercise routine and eating habits which can help beat the insulin resistance. You can revert wit...more
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Lybrate-user, taking metformin while breast feeding the baby, produces no effects on baby's blood glucose level. A number of clinical studies have reported that metformin taken while breast feeding a baby does not affect the baby adversely at all. So you need not worry about it. Thanks for the question.
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