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Is Rapid Weight Loss And Wrinkled Skin Normal For Diabetic?

I am 45 year old, having diabetes and hyperglycemia since two years (blood sugar ~230 and triglycerides ~230). Continuously getting week. Lost flesh in the body, obtained wrinkles on skin, became very thin. Weight loss is ~5Kg in one year. Is it normal for a diabetic patient? I am continously under medication but the sugar level fluctuates from 110 to 170 even with medicine. Please suggest.
Fri, 7 Nov 2014
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Dear friend ... i understand your concern ... loosing weight is good .. but that should also be healthy .. you have to take good nutritious diet no doubt .. add green leafy vegetables, fruits, to your diet eat... consume some protein rich food stuffs ... like egg white, fish, some times chicken (with out skin)... but do exercise walk at least half an hour to one hour a day.. meditate practice yoga.. glucose levels vary please check HbA1 c once .. that will tell us the overall glucose control over a period of 2 mnths ..
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Is Rapid Weight Loss And Wrinkled Skin Normal For Diabetic?

Dear friend ... i understand your concern ... loosing weight is good .. but that should also be healthy .. you have to take good nutritious diet no doubt .. add green leafy vegetables, fruits, to your diet eat... consume some protein rich food stuffs ... like egg white, fish, some times chicken (with out skin)... but do exercise walk at least half an hour to one hour a day.. meditate practice yoga.. glucose levels vary please check HbA1 c once .. that will tell us the overall glucose control over a period of 2 mnths ..