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I am implanted with pacemaker and potassium is high. What diet to follow?

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Sumiya Sulthana

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Published At August 14, 2018
Reviewed AtFebruary 6, 2024

Patient's Query

Hello doctor,

I am implanted with a pacemaker. I am aged 71, potassium 5.1, fasting glucose 273, postprandial 353. What diet should I follow?

Answered by Sumiya Sulthana

Hello,

Welcome to icliniq.com.

It needs to be monitored very strictly with diet so that it will help to manage the present condition and avoid kidney problems.

Strictly follow a diabetic diet plan with complex carbohydrate diet with a split of seven to eight meals per day.

Avoid excess potassium-rich foods like greens, citrus, tender coconut water, ragi in diet till potassium is under control.

You can include fruits like apple, pineapple, and guava in diet approximately 100 g per day.

Patient's Query

Thank you doctor,

Can you provide a list of what to eat both in veg and non-veg?

Answered by Sumiya Sulthana

Hello,

Welcome back to icliniq.com.

    In veg, you can include radish, all sorts of gourds, beetroot, carrot, knolkhol (German turnip), in greens only fenugreek, and

      In non-veg, you can have chicken, fish (river not sea) and egg whites.

Same symptoms don't mean you have the same problem. Consult a doctor now!

Sumiya Sulthana
Sumiya Sulthana

Nutritionist

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