My husband is 34 years old. He is 6 feet 1 inch in height and weighs 106 kgs. He smokes but does not drink (only on social occassions and that too in nominal quantities) . He loves to eat. His Fasting Blood sugar levels came to 198 . His Triglyceride levels are also high. Please advice.
Hello! Thank you for asking on Chat Doctor! Regarding your concern, I would recommend making every effort to control his obvious cardio-vascular risk factors.(1) A fasting blood glucose 198 mg/DL is an indicator of diabetes. I would recommend performing also a postprandial blood glucose, and HbA1c; and after that to consult wit Han endocrinologist for an appropriate antidiabetic therapy, coupled with subsequent medical advices on how to manage his hypercaloric diet (and avoid excess carboy Chat Doctor.  (2) Facing your high lipid profile and presence of diabetes, It is recommended to start a therapy in conjunction with diet modulation. A statin preparation (Atorvastatin, Rosuvastatin, etc.) would be a useful option.(3) Avoid smoking, and smoking contacts, as it is considered an important coronary risk factors. If smoking cessation is not successful, then the above efforts will be partially beneficial.(4) Reduce body weight and start a schedule physical activity program. This would help cardio-vascular protection and control better diabetes. You need to discuss with the attending doctor about the above issues. Hope to have been helpful! Greetings!