I am diabetic for 18 years. My hba1c is 7.3%. I am taking novomix 50, morning 12 units before breakfast and 8 units before dinner. under5 mg (linagliptin) before breakfast and metformin 500 mg after lunch. My weight is 73 kg. For the last 3 years, I am loosing muscles in thies and hands though, my weight is maintained. I am taking 1700 kilo calories food including proteins like eggs, milk and d vitamin supplements per day. Will any Dr. help me for not loosing my muscles.
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Hello, thanks for the query. I have seen the details given. You have mentioned about the drugs being taken, but nothing about fasting and pp glucose levels. Hba1c% 7.3 % is suggestive a fairly good control of blood glucose. It should preferably be < 7%. There is no mention of any physical activity. Another important pooint is that how do have come to the conclusion that "muscle mass has been going down" is there any test done to measure body fat and muscle mass? Looking at your height, weight and age, your ideal body weight should be actually be 65 .5 kgs. Your present bmi is 24,83 kgs/sq meter (normal < 23 kgs /sq meter). Thanks.
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Dear lybrate-user rao, it looks like your mauscle wasting is not related to diabetes and I find that your sugar control is quite ok. You may haveother problems like deficiency of testosterone or increase in cortiso or thyroid hyperfunction. You need to take an online appointment to go into details and sort out the problems
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I need your complete investigations to rule out any diabetes related complications. So if you do not have any complications like nephropathy or diabetic kidney disease then you can increase your protein intake along with exercise best for you are lunges and squats to build muscle in and around your thigh and buttocks.
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Sir, test your total testosterone and do weight-bearing exercises.
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I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you. You can ultimately lose any type of body weight including fluid, fatty tissue, and muscle - especially when cutting calories. However, your body tends to prefer burning fat over muscle when it needs the fuel. Let's connect over a call so that we can discuss your concern in details and make a suitable treatment plan for you.
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