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Age 75 years ,Type 2 diabetic patient since. Last 10 years. Content of blood noticed with bulgam while coughing out in morning and night hrs. Sometimes it's visible and sometimes hard to detect. X"ray and bronchoscopy was done at Max hospital DDN under the guidance of Doctor, No water content in lungs. By washing the lungs from some fluid it was taken out as a sample and send. For different test including test for possibility of cancerous substance. It.took around six to eight weeks for final report. But nothing was found. All reports were negative .As per doctor its difficult to detect the problem in a case of old T.B patient. No medicine was suggested. Now days patient is feeling loss of stamina and facing problem of tiredness and breathlessness while walking for distance of 500 meters. Only medicine of diabetes is being taken Sugar level is 140 with fasting and 180 after meal. nowadays swelling in lower feet area and face is noticed since last two months. Please advice future course of action. The condition of blood. Content in a cough is same as earlier. Diet is normal and weight is static for the last two years.
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Diabetes is not fully controlled as fasting blood sugar is 140. Try to control it. Please take a second openion from another chest physician for blood in sputum.
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