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What To Do For The Hot Flashes And Sweat Due To Diabetes?
Good morning, I am 53 year old with type two diabetes, I take 20 unit of insulin and 1000mg of metformin twice a day , I am 138 pounds, 5 1 My question is what can I for hot flashes. There are severe causing me to sweat profusely. It seem to peak around 6-7pm
Wed, 9 Jul 2014
hai,
hot flushes occur normally in stress, hot temperature,medication and other systemic diseases like hyperthyroidism.
you didn't mentioned your gender.
normally post menopausal woman commonly have hot flushes.
low blood sugar level also cause profuse sweating. improper drug dosage administration and improper food plan will also lead to hypoglycemia.
hypoglycemic symptoms may mimic like your symptoms of hot flushes.
thank you
hope i answered your query
hot flushes occur normally in stress, hot temperature,medication and other systemic diseases like hyperthyroidism.
you didn't mentioned your gender.
normally post menopausal woman commonly have hot flushes.
low blood sugar level also cause profuse sweating. improper drug dosage administration and improper food plan will also lead to hypoglycemia.
hypoglycemic symptoms may mimic like your symptoms of hot flushes.
thank you
hope i answered your query
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