My husband's age is 66. He has diabetes since 5 years. He takes Biciphage 500SR, Metformin hydrochloride after breakfast. Nothing else. Today we had report and fasting blood sugar is 173 mg/DL and p.p.is 202 mg/DL. Creatinine is 1.06 mg/DL. thyroid function test T3, serum chemiluminescence is 1.02 T4 is 7.3 TSH is 4.120 I would like to have advice and suggestions. Thanks.

Dr. Prabhakar Laxman JatharEndocrinologist47yrs exp

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Hello, Thanks for the query. Fasting glucose level is very high and PP also is not incontrol. What it means is that only Metformin 500 mg is not adequate. There is a need for upgrading the treatment. Ideally Fasting glucose should be < 100 mg, PP 170 to 180 mg & HbA1c% <7. His thyroid hormone levels are fine. No reason to worry about that. It is also necessary to look at his diet and extent of exercise. Thanks.  

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