Dr. Mani Bashyam
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Greensburg, PA
male
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Diabetology
Languages spoken
English
Doctor Q&A
28 Answers
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A 27-year-old member asked:
Dr. Mani Bashyamanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Glucose metabolism: Glucose is the fuel for all cells. Low glucose levels mean not enough fuel for cells. Insulin is what makes the glucose enter a cell. If you have Ins... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Risk of high glucose: Uncontrolled high blood glucose increase risk of all diabetic complications
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Not reliable: Home glucose monitors are useful for monitoring therapy but not accurate for diagnosis especially since glucose levels are close to normal. Need a fas... Read More
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2.6k viewsAnswered >2 years ago
A 40-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Best glucameter: is what is covered by your insurance. If not covered get Relion walmart
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
See Endocrinologist: Increasing the dose of metformin may help. Also see OBGYN for good evaluation/exam for other causes
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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No: all meters need a drop of blood-you don't need to prick your finger-you can prick alternate sites such as fore arm
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A 35-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Glucose metabolism: After digestion, food is broken down to glucose in the gut by digestive enzymes. It is then absorbed into the bloodstream. Glucose is carried in the b... Read More
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A 40-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Free insulin: If you don't have medical insurance and your income is below a certain amount, you can apply for drug assistance program to the phamaceutical company ... Read More
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A 36-year-old male asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Ignore: Do's: watch the diet (see dietician), Exercise daily 30mins, be compliant with medications/doctors.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Amitryptylline effec: Amitryptylline does cause some wt gain like most antidepressants. It can certainly help sleep.
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A 31-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Diet change: Try small frequent meals with more protein and small amounts of complex carbohydrates. Avoid large starchy meals
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Steroid diabetes: It is a common side effect of steroids to cause high glucose levels, If your doctor checks a A1c blood test and if it is elevated it would suggest und... Read More
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A 38-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Insulin pump infusio: Most Insulin pumps have a fine plastic tubing which connects to a catheter that is inserted on skin usually in the abdomen or thigh using an inserter... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Insulin pump: An Insulin pump is a very sophisticated means of delivering insulin. There is a small cartridge of insulin, which can be refilled periodically. Sophis... Read More
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A 42-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Prediabetes: The carb /caloric intake depends on daily energy expenditure and if you are overt/obese (needing to lose wt)
Recommend seeing a dietitian to calculat... Read More
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Yes: stress hormone excess and stress eating associated with stress can cause wt gain
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A 48-year-old member asked:
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Analog insulins: newer analog insulins, such as Lispro (Humalog), Aspart (Novolog), Gulise (Apidra) are in a monomers form. Hence these are rapidly absorbed into the b... Read More
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A 70-year-old female asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Diarrhoea metformin: A common side effect of metformin is diarrhoea, also artificial sweetners can cause diarrhoea. stop sweetners for a few days to see if the problem cle... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Insulin pump types: the pump used in the USA are external pumps vs in some european countries there are internal or implanted pumps under the skin. I am not aware of any ... Read More
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A 27-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Pros of insulin pump: The advantage of the pump is that it mimics Insulin delivery similar to your pancreas. Generally with the pump you can achieve much tighter blood suga... Read More
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Yes: If you use 70/30 NOVOLOG mix it is better to use NOVOLOG (instead of Apidra (insulin glulisine) ) for sliding scale coverage
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Continuous Glucose M: An Insulin pump such as the minimed pump has an extra feature to monitor blood glucose or you can get a separate
Continuous Glucose Monitors called D... Read More
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Fairly accurate: some meters are more reliable than others
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A 24-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Glucose test: a few medications can affect the glucose-hence best to get blood drawn first thing in the morning after a 8hr fast, then take pills-talk to your docto... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Ignore: Balanced healthy diet+Exercise 30-45mins daily, If your are prediabetic already Metformin helps.
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Actos (pioglitazone): can worsen or precipitate heart failure if there is underlying CHF
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A 47-year-old member asked:
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Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
Yes: generally metformin favours some wt loss 5-10pounds
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A 21-year-old female asked:
Dr. Mani Bashyamanswered
Specializes in Internal Medicine - Endocrinology
PCOS/fertility: You need to talk with your doctor about increasing the dose of metformin. The maximum metformin dose is 500mg 1-2 pills twice per day if you can toler... Read More
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Awards
Top Diabetes Specialist , First Place, National - Summer
2014
Top Diabetes Specialist, First Place, National - Spring
2015
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