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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Breathing

I am a 58 year old Black Woman and Im having a hard time breathing, I ve never had asthma or any other pulmonary disorder. I am currently off my diabetic medication because I don t like the side effects, however, I have not experienced any trouble breathing until recently. I can stand to lose 75 pounds or so and I am 5 7 inches tall. Can you give me a clue?
Tue, 23 Dec 2014
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Thanks for your question on HCM.
Since you are diabetic and not taking treatment, your diabetes must be out of control and very high.
And uncontrolled diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease like hypertension, angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease etc.
Other risk factors along with diabetes are
1. Old age (age more than 55)
2. Post menopausal status.
So get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac cause.
Uncontrolled diabetes can also affect lungs.
So get done chest x ray and PFT ( PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST ) to rule out pulmonary causes.
So consult doctor and discuss all these and get control over diabetes.
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Suggest Treatment For Difficulty In Breathing

Thanks for your question on HCM. Since you are diabetic and not taking treatment, your diabetes must be out of control and very high. And uncontrolled diabetes is a risk factor for heart disease like hypertension, angina, heart failure, coronary artery disease etc. Other risk factors along with diabetes are 1. Old age (age more than 55) 2. Post menopausal status. So get done ECG and 2D Echo to rule out cardiac cause. Uncontrolled diabetes can also affect lungs. So get done chest x ray and PFT ( PULMONARY FUNCTION TEST ) to rule out pulmonary causes. So consult doctor and discuss all these and get control over diabetes.