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Suggest Medication For Diabetics

My husband is diabetic, we have been controlling his diabetes with diet and exercise, but the last 3-4 months if he goes off his routine meals (goes on binge), it has become harder and harder to regulate his blood sugar...he doesn t believe in meds, how else can I help?
Wed, 1 Feb 2017
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Hello, High blood glucose can be controlled with diet and exercise only when a person is the pre-diabetic stage. (Fasting :108 to 125 mg, PP 141 to 199 mg & HbA1c%<6.4). But if once diabetes sets in (Fastin: 126 mg and above, PP 200 mg and above & HbA1c%6.5 and above), then treatment with specific drugs is absolutely necessary. Selection of medication will depend upon the severity of blood glucose levels. Along with drugs he will have to observe a strict diet control as well as exercise daily for at least 1 hour. Plus maintain a near normal weight. Since no details are available like fasting, PP levels, HbA1c%, weight, height and extent of daily exercise and dietary pattern, it is difficult advise a specific drug therapy. But he definitely needs to be on the oral antidiabetics. Thanks
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Suggest Medication For Diabetics

Hello, High blood glucose can be controlled with diet and exercise only when a person is the pre-diabetic stage. (Fasting :108 to 125 mg, PP 141 to 199 mg & HbA1c% 6.4). But if once diabetes sets in (Fastin: 126 mg and above, PP 200 mg and above & HbA1c%6.5 and above), then treatment with specific drugs is absolutely necessary. Selection of medication will depend upon the severity of blood glucose levels. Along with drugs he will have to observe a strict diet control as well as exercise daily for at least 1 hour. Plus maintain a near normal weight. Since no details are available like fasting, PP levels, HbA1c%, weight, height and extent of daily exercise and dietary pattern, it is difficult advise a specific drug therapy. But he definitely needs to be on the oral antidiabetics. Thanks