Dizziness and palpitations after changing medication in elderly diabetes may be caused by adverse drug reactions, hypoglycemia or complications of diabetic cardiovascular and cerebral vascular disease, etc., which need to be targeted treatment under the guidance of the doctor, such as replacing the medication and medication treatment.
1. Adverse drug reactions: some patients dizziness, palpitations and other symptoms after taking medication may be caused by adverse drug reactions, if you can not tolerate adverse reactions can be replaced under the guidance of the doctor.
2. Hypoglycemic episodes: may also be caused by too large a dose of the drug hypoglycemic episodes, at this time you need to measure the blood glucose value to see whether it belongs to the hypoglycemic, when the blood glucose is less than 3.9 mmol per liter, need to orally high sugar content of the food, such as sugar, sugary cookies and half an hour after the re-measurement of blood glucose. Afterwards, medication should be adjusted under the doctor’s guidance.
3. Diabetes mellitus complicating cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease: Poor glycemic control of diabetes mellitus will cause macrovascular lesions, such as cerebral infarction, coronary heart disease, etc., which may cause dizziness, panic and other symptoms. Need to take glucose-lowering drugs based on the guidance of specialists through the addition of aspirin such as antiplatelet drug therapy.
Elderly diabetes after the change of medication, dizziness and panic when the situation is recommended to go to the hospital, the doctor for judgment and follow the doctor’s instructions for treatment.