What could be wrong the doctor said that the result of the chest xray reveals liquid and enlarged he
i have been diabetic for sometime now, and insulin has been working for me. of recent i have discovered that my glucometer [i use accu check advantage] reads abnormally high 450 upwards. am i no longer responding to insulin or the machine has gone gaga.
i have swollen legs and sometimes the face when i wake up. have gone to tests, the doctor said that i have fluids - water in the heart area and lungs, that s why i experience swollen legs and shortness of breath at night. He has not told me why it is so, is m y liver okay, or kidney, why would water find it difficult to leave the system.
what can i do to arrest this situation, i was given drugs, but i am not satisfied yet. My legs become pretty large especially after a days work, and you can see the impression of the object used to press the leg. please i need help before it is too late, and a suggestion of what may as well be responsible. I intend to go herbal medical. i need advise.
Answer:it sounds like you have congestive heart failure, one of the many risks faced by diabetics who do not or cannot control their blood sugar.
Unfortunately there is no cure for this, and medicine is limited in what it can do for you once you develop congestive heart failure. The heart gets large and flabby and doesn't pump effectively anymore, and it will simply continue to worsen until ultimately it will result in death. To prolong your time, you need to keep strong control of your blood sugars, you must not eat any salt at all and you must continue to be active. If you are not seeing an Endrocrinologist and a Cardiologist, then those are the two doctors who have the best chance of prolonging your life. If you haven't gotten your affairs in order, I suggest you do so.
If you start trying to self-medicate with herbs, you will only hasten your own death. There is little you could do that would be more foolish.