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What Causes Chest Pain, Excessive Thirst And Cough In A Diabetic Patient?

Posted on Sat, 2 Apr 2016

Question: I have pain in my upper back in my lungs I have type two diabetes I can't stop drinking fluids And I can't get rid of most of fluids sugar count was 160 about a half hour ago I keep shooting insulin A cough and choke when I lay down it started three days ago . Thanks XXXXXXX

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (6 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done chest x ray.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Since you are diabetic, we should rule out lung infection (pneumonia) in your case.
You are also having chest pain and cough.
Both are seen in pneumonia.
So better to first get done chest x ray to rule out pneumonia.
If chest x ray is normal then no need to worry for pneumonia.
But if chest x ray is suggestive of pneumonia then you will need antibiotic drugs.
Hope I have solved your query. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (13 hours later)

I'm extremely thirsty and drinking liters of fluid but not urinating out enough fluid and the fluid is a dark orange my Enslin numbers of been around 100 to 117 The last 16 hours

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (44 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Do you have swollen feet?

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
Please let me know few things.
1. Do you have swollen feet?
2. Do you have fever, breathlessness on exertion?
3. Is your diabetes under control?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (2 hours later)

Yes On swollen feet. No real fever and breathless on exertion diabetes under control

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (19 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done renal function test.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your follow up question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
You are having decreased urine output with edema feet, so possibility of renal (kidney) damage is more.
And for this you need to get done renal function test.
Diabetic patients are known to develop renal complications after few years.
So please let me know
1. Since how long you are having diabetes?
2. Have you ever undergone ultrasound examination of abdomen to know the kidney size?
3. Have you ever undergone urine microscopic examination?
Please reply me answers of above asked questions, so that I can guide you better. I will be happy to help you further. Wish you good health. Thanks.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar

Follow up: Dr. Drkaushal85 (9 minutes later)

I have diabetes since 1998 I don't know about those two other tests

Answered by Dr. Drkaushal85 (40 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Get done ultrasound examination of abdomen and urine examination.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for your question on Health Care Magic.
I can understand your concern.
So you are diabetic since low time. So possibility of renal damage is more in your case.
And hence get done renal function test, Urinary microscopic examination and ultrasound examination of abdomen to rule out renal damage.
For your chest pain get done chest x ray.
Hope I have solved your query.
If you are not having further queries, then please close the conversation and rate my answer.
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Wish you good health. Thanks.

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar