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Diabetic. Blood Sugar Level High, Cholesterol Level Abnormal, Cardiac Arrest. On Ayurvedic Medicines. What Is Going On?
sir my husband was 39 yrs old.he was diabetic since last 10yrs.his last sugar report was 230 blood sugar and colestrol was within range.he was taking d-fit an ayurvedic capsule for last 15days.he had a sudden cardiac arrest and within mins he passed away.i want to know what can be the cause of this.he was an ex army and a very fit person otherwise has this comes to us as a shock.plz revert
Thu, 15 Aug 2013
Hi, Welcome to HCM.
I am sorry for your loss. Based on the information you have provided, the blood sugar of 230 mg/dl is pretty high and is considered as uncontrolled diabetes. There are many reasons of sudden cardiac arrest followed by sudden cardiac death. One of the predominant reason is coronary artery disease (ischemia and infarction). Usually, when a person experiences heart attack, there is severe chest pain. Unfortunately, in diabetes high blood sugar damages the pain sensitive nerves (including the heart) to experience any pain. It is a possibility that he must have had a massive heart attack that he was unable to feel.
Other reasons are related to cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia followed by fibrillation.
Hope this helps.
I am sorry for your loss. Based on the information you have provided, the blood sugar of 230 mg/dl is pretty high and is considered as uncontrolled diabetes. There are many reasons of sudden cardiac arrest followed by sudden cardiac death. One of the predominant reason is coronary artery disease (ischemia and infarction). Usually, when a person experiences heart attack, there is severe chest pain. Unfortunately, in diabetes high blood sugar damages the pain sensitive nerves (including the heart) to experience any pain. It is a possibility that he must have had a massive heart attack that he was unable to feel.
Other reasons are related to cardiac arrhythmias such as ventricular tachycardia followed by fibrillation.
Hope this helps.
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Hello,
I really feel very sorry on your husband's death.
Uncontrolled diabetes with hypertension and high cholesterol patients have two to four fold higher chances of developing coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease as compared to non diabetics.His report of blood sugar as 230 confirms that his parameters were not normal.
It is very essential to keep diabetes,blood pressure and cholesterol levels in very tight control so as to avoid various complications.
Thanks
I really feel very sorry on your husband's death.
Uncontrolled diabetes with hypertension and high cholesterol patients have two to four fold higher chances of developing coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease as compared to non diabetics.His report of blood sugar as 230 confirms that his parameters were not normal.
It is very essential to keep diabetes,blood pressure and cholesterol levels in very tight control so as to avoid various complications.
Thanks
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hi,
the very fact that he was diabetic for 10 years, doesnt not mean he was diabetic for 10 year only, as he just detected 10 years back, no one knows when it started.
secondly, complications are not related to level of blood sugar, anything above 140 is at risk for heart attacks. it mainly depends on family history of complication and duration of uncontrolled diabetes. his diabetes was surely uncontrolled (230). always better to take allopathic along with Ayurveda to be safer side.
now you and your children start healthy life style, healthy diet, daily physical activity etc. to prevent future risk of these diseases.
wish you healthy life
the very fact that he was diabetic for 10 years, doesnt not mean he was diabetic for 10 year only, as he just detected 10 years back, no one knows when it started.
secondly, complications are not related to level of blood sugar, anything above 140 is at risk for heart attacks. it mainly depends on family history of complication and duration of uncontrolled diabetes. his diabetes was surely uncontrolled (230). always better to take allopathic along with Ayurveda to be safer side.
now you and your children start healthy life style, healthy diet, daily physical activity etc. to prevent future risk of these diseases.
wish you healthy life
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