COMPLICATED DIABETIES

I have Diabetes and usually urinate a lot I feel cold too and most times experience headache. My scapula bones pains me a lot . Please prescribe drugs for me.

Some of the cardinal symptoms of diabetes mellitus include polyuria or frequency urination which you have and polydipsia which is high quantity of water intake. I don’t know your age but it’s likely you are above forty years. I must emphasize that it will be wrong to prescribe for a patient that I have not properly assessed and examined. You are advised to see your family physician as soon as possible

The issue of fever and headache may be different or linked with the diabetes. What comes to mind is possibility of malaria which should be treated. The other possibility is bacteria infection especially if there is a focus like a wound. Any form of bacteria infection should be treated aggressively in a patient with diabetic mellitus. Also as much as possible a wound should be avoided and if it occurs the treatment should be prompt and adequate. Wound healing in patient with diabetes mellitus is more difficult. Quite a number of times the patients on oral medication who has wound have to be changed to the insulin injection for better glucose control.

Bone pains and other neuropathic complaints may be due to complications of poorly controlled diabetes mellitus. We must remember that uncontrolled diabetes mellitus affect all parts of the body system from head to toe. Some of these include retinopathy - that is damage to the eyes; nephropathy - damage to the kidney; neuropathy - damage to the nerves and nervous system among others

I will encourage you to see your family physician and if feasible an endocrinologist to ensure proper management of the diabetes to have long time debilitating, irreversible complications.