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What Does Asthma,high Sugar Level And E-coli Indicate?
i AM HAVING WHEEZING(MAY BE ASTHMA) AND USING AROCART INHALER. 70 YEARS OLD. jUST SIX MONTHS BACK, TEST SHOWED MY SUGAR LEVEL AFTER MEALS BETWEEN 139 TO 179. hENCE I TAKE ONE 500 MG GLYCOMET WITH ZINCOVIT PER DAY. NOW i HAVE URINARY INFECTION AND CULTURE SHOWS GROWTH OF ORGANISM E.COLI yESTERDAY DOCTOR ADVISED AMIKASIN INJECTION WITH NITROFURANTOIN AND PAN 40 TAB. fURTHER ADVISED TO TAKE SCAN OF KIDNEY,BLADDER ETC. hAVING SOME CHEST PAIN ALSO (ecg NORMAL). hAVING A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS, ANY RISK TO MY LIFE? T.R.V.RAMANI.
Thu, 7 Aug 2014
Mr Ramani,
plz do not panic as your condition is not fatal. You need to get a fasting sugar and HBA1C to ascertain the diabetic status. I think you are not diabetic. Meanwhile, Start taking your inhaler with a spacer. Continue with pan40. Your condition might not be as bad as you think!!
plz do not panic as your condition is not fatal. You need to get a fasting sugar and HBA1C to ascertain the diabetic status. I think you are not diabetic. Meanwhile, Start taking your inhaler with a spacer. Continue with pan40. Your condition might not be as bad as you think!!
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