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Suggest Treatment For Severe Dizziness And Sweating In A Diabetic Person

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Posted on Fri, 13 Jan 2017
Question: My stepfather who is 90 is dizzy and sweating. He has type 2 diabetes. Also heart issues. He has been to Dr twice for these symptoms and admitted but they never find anything.
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Answered by Dr. Ilir Sharka (15 minutes later)
Brief Answer:
I would recommend as follows:

Detailed Answer:
Hello!

Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM!

His symptoms could be related to the changes in blood sugar.

I would recommend to closely check his blood sugar levels (fasting glucose and postprandial).

If episodes of hypoglycemia are excluded, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes:

- a cardiac ultrasound
- an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for cardiac arrhythmia
- Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries to investigate for possible low blood perfusion to the brain
- thyroid hormone levels for possible imbalance.

You should discuss with his doctor on the above issues.

Hope to have been helpful!

Kind regards,

Dr. Iliri
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Suggest Treatment For Severe Dizziness And Sweating In A Diabetic Person

Brief Answer: I would recommend as follows: Detailed Answer: Hello! Welcome and thank you for asking on HCM! His symptoms could be related to the changes in blood sugar. I would recommend to closely check his blood sugar levels (fasting glucose and postprandial). If episodes of hypoglycemia are excluded, I would recommend performing further tests to investigate for the possible underlying causes: - a cardiac ultrasound - an ambulatory 24-48 hours ECG monitoring to investigate for cardiac arrhythmia - Doppler ultrasound of the cervical arteries to investigate for possible low blood perfusion to the brain - thyroid hormone levels for possible imbalance. You should discuss with his doctor on the above issues. Hope to have been helpful! Kind regards, Dr. Iliri