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Should I Start Taking Medication for My Diabetes?

Dr Karthiyayini Mahadevan |1094 Answers |Ask -Follow

General Physician - Answered on Apr 05, 2024

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Question by anil on Feb 28, 2024Hindi

Health

My diabetes 119 in morning before food and my HbA1c is 6.5. i am not taking any medicine , is it necessary to take medicine for sugar

Ans: It is better not to treat or advise the readings .It should be with the understanding of the age,profession and if any symptoms

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I am 62 years old my sugar levels fasting 92 PP 81 HbA1C 6.3. Till date I have not taken any medicine for sugar. Am to start taking medicine for sugar now onwards. Thank you

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Insurance, Stocks, MF, PF Expert - Answered on Oct 07, 2024

Asked by Anonymous - Oct 05, 2024Hindi

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I am 41 years old........ I am earning approximately 1.7 lakh per month...... My family liability is approximately 50000 per month.......i have a liability of 10 lakh home loan for which i am paying 12500 monthly EMI.......my investment include 40000 per month in PPF, 4200 in NPS and 3 lakh invested in mutual funds......I own a house worth 70 lakh and a plot of land worth 30 lakh.......please guide me for my forther planning as i will retire at age of 54 on 2037.

Ans: Hello;

If you are sure about not using the land plot in future then I suggest you sell it and invest the proceeds into mutual funds.

So land sell proceeds(30 L) + existing corpus of 3 L if stays invested in pure equity mutual funds for next 13 years, it will yield you a corpus of 1.62 Cr.

Also I recommend you to start a monthly sip of 50 K into pure equity fund for 13 years. At the end of 13 years it may yield you a corpus of around 2.04 Cr. (A modest return of 13% is assumed for all mutual fund investments)

NPS investment will not mature till you reach 60 so I am keeping it out of our working.

Your contribution of 40 K per month to EPF+PPF(PPF contribution cannot be more then 1.5 L per person per year) will grow into a corpus of 1.1 Cr after 13 years.(A modest return of 8% is assumed)

So your comprehensive corpus in 2037 will be 1.62+2.04+1.1= 4.76 Cr.

If you buy an immediate annuity from an insurance company for your corpus of 4.76 Cr, you may expect a monthly payout of 1.66 L(post tax) considering annuity rate of 6%.

If you don't want to sell the land parcel then I recommend you to start an sip of 60 K per month for 13 years. This may yield you a corpus of 2.45 Cr after 13 years.

3 L current MF corpus will grow to 0.1469 Cr after 13 years

So your comprehensive corpus now is 2.45+1.1+0.1469=~3.70 Cr

If you buy an immediate annuity from an insurance company for your corpus of 3.7 Cr then you may expect to receive a monthly payout of 1.3 L(post tax).

Further NPS will yield you a corpus of 25.5 L at the attainment of 60 years of age.(9% return considered; hoping you will continue to contribute after your retirement at 54 age)

I am sure you have adequate term life insurance and healthcare insurance for yourself and family.

You are ready to retire at 54 as planned.

Happy Investing!!

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*Investments in mutual funds are subject to market risks. Please read all scheme related documents carefully before investing.

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My son is doing his XII Standard in CBSE Curriculum with Maths,Physics, Chemistry and Biology as his group. He is yet to decide on what next after XII with his mind wavering between Astro Physics or Micro Biology with NEET in mind. Any guidance is welcome.

Ans: Hello Srinivasan.
I am glad to hear that your son is exploring diversified fields at this early stage. Astrophysics and Microbiology both are fascinating and rewarding paths, but they differ significantly in terms of the career options and the type of studies involved.
My suggestion for your son would be to focus only on the NEET examination at this stage. There is no need to divert the mind without any reason at this stage. After the NEET examination is over, you have ample time to discover more career options along with Astrophysics and Microbiology. The inclination toward career options of a student changes multiple times during the 11th and 12th. If he is brilliant, a hard worker, and dedicated to his studies, then set a goal of Min 650 marks in the NEET examination.
For Astrophysics: Focus on excelling in Physics and Maths in XII. He can apply to top institutions like IISc, IITs, or IISERs for B.Sc. programs.
For Microbiology: Prepare for NEET if he wants to take the medical path. Otherwise, he can explore a B.Sc. in Microbiology at a reputable university.

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Question by S.Shunmuga - Oct 01, 2024Hindi

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I have a ppf account for my 3 year old child. According to new rules how many years I have to pay the account and when can we withdraw the amounts? Please explain in detail

Ans: If this is the only ppf account in the name of your child with you as guardian you can continue contributing to it till your child attains major status.

Then your child may extend or withdraw and close the account.

However if you have a separate ppf account in your own name then contribution in both accounts in a financial year cannot exceed cumulatively above 1.5 L.

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Asked by Anonymous - Oct 07, 2024Hindi

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Now I'm 43 years old, but next 5 year's I need 3cr with best mutual funds to invest and son education, marriage and my retirement, currently I have housing loan commitment. 70lakhs, how should I close my loan ASAP and I should have 3cr in my hand. Kindly help me, I'm in scary situation, I'm working in private sector 95k my take home and current home loan emi is 63k, 4500 recently started investment through groww app in parakh Parikh small fund, 12500 in PPF etc, kindly help. I'm completely in debt trap.

Ans: Hello;

General Comments:
People always delay retirement planning for later stage but this is not ok.

Because when you are young the investible surplus amount maybe less but you have the biggest resource, time on your side.

A mere 25K monthly sip can achieve 3 Cr in 20+ years

Query Specific Comments:
If you need this corpus in 5 years then you need to make a monthly sip of 3.55 Lacs Minimum to reach 3 Cr corpus in 5 yrs.(modest return of 13% considered).

Focus on improving your earning because then you can earmark larger amounts for investing towards your goals.

Also try to prepay the home loan as early as possible through EPF corpus or some asset sale.

Do not panic if you diligently pre-close the home loan you have ample time to invest and create a comfortable corpus for your goals.

Continue investing in MFs with increasing allocation, PPF to reach your goals.

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I am 24 years old and earn a monthly salary of Rs.65,000. I am interested in investing some of my funds for future financial security and am also planning to marry in two years. As I have no prior knowledge of investment, I would greatly appreciate guidance on this matter.

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First and foremost buy a good term life cover including riders for critical care and accident benefit.

Ensure that you can top-up the sum assured later when you grow your responsibilities after marriage.

For retirement planning you should consider investing in NPS. If your office provides it well and good but otherwise also you can open NPS account and contribute regularly for financing your retirement. It's an E-E-E type of scheme. Charges are quite low and you can decide to select allocation to the asset classes like equity, corporate debt or sovereign bonds as per your risk tolerance. It allows limited withdrawal before 60.

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Sir, Ppf investment in post office 10 years after amount withdrawal compulsory and how many years extension available 2.ppf investment in post office or bank best options

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agar employee 60 ki age main bhi eps nahi leta aur lagatar naukri karta hai to eps ka kya hoga?

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Asked by Anonymous - Sep 28, 2024Hindi

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I am 54 I want to improve my immunity please guide

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Immunity can be improved in many ways. Listing a few-
1) Doing regular yoga and especially some form of breathwork for 15 minutes can help a lot.
2) Having some vitamin supplements like for Vit D3, B12 etc but this please take guidance of your Dr and then start
3) A healthy diet consisting of fruits, nuts, seeds, salads, soups, green leafy vegetables, fresh juices made of amla, ash gourd etc can help
4) Meditation plays a huge role in reducing stress and hence increasing immunity
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Hi Mam Iam Naval Kishore aged 44 y having problems with burning sensation in different parts of body and burning sensation in hips lower thighs below hips and left leg sole thumb n fingers

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Please go to your gp or a neurologist.

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