AboutDr. Ravindra Bhaskar Ghooi Expertise I can provide information on drugs and medicines, their actions, uses, interactions and adverse effects. To avoid confusion, generic names of
medicines may please be provided. I am a pharmacologist, having worked
on animal and human pharmacology, and presently I am the Dean of Bilcare Research Academy, where we teach courses on clinical research. We dont work on saturdays and sundays, hence questions reachng me on these days will be replied on Monday, please bear with me.
Question Respected Sir,Sir, I am male/51 years and hypertnsive on Tenormin 100 Losartan 100 Amlodepine 10 and Indapamide 1.5 SR I have normal lipids No thyroid. Recently, I had routine check up and my Glucose tolerance test reading :
Fasting-110 Urine sugar-Trace Urine Acetone Nil: After 75 mg glucose orally, Blood sugar after one hour 212 Urine sugar present Acetone bodies-nil Blood sugar after 2 hours 152 Comments IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE. After 2 days, post prandial Blood sugar 108.My dr prescribed Metformin 250 mg once daily.
Can U guide me as to whether metformin is good drug for impaired glucose tolerance ?( pre diabetic stage ? I have been transferred to place 600 kms from my native place
and stay alone. I am extremely worried I am very scared since my mother died at the age of 58 due
to diabetic comaI need your guidance I am obese I
shall be obliged if you can guide me Thanks and regards
Answer Dear Mr. Harsvadan,
The diagnosis of IGT is absolutely correct. As I recall from your previous posts you are slightly overweight. Weight control, exercise and diet are the first things I would advice. But Metformin (250 mg) is a logical choice. Since you are away from your home, diet would play a very important role. However at 51 to have IGT is not a catastrophe. While I am sorry that yor mother passed away due to diabetic coma, you are in no such danger. Do not worry excessively about this. These are normal changes of age and I am sure you will live a long and productive life.
Ravi Ghooi
