The latest epidemiological data shows that the prevalence rate of diabetes among adults over 18 years old in China has reached 12.8%, up 1.9% from 10.9% in 2017! Based on this, the number of adult diabetes patients in China is 129.8 million! Professor Li Yanbing, Chairman of Endocrinology Branch of Guangdong Medical Association and Director of Endocrinology Department of the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat sen University, said that the incidence rate of diabetes is getting younger and younger, and people aged 30-40 have gradually become the "main force". She reminded that people with high-risk factors must be screened and treated early, especially those with abdominal obesity.
Many people know that "more than three, less" - drinking more, urinating more, eating more and losing weight are typical symptoms of diabetes. "But the problem is that there are very few patients with typical symptoms now, and many patients have not obvious symptoms, which is more common in young and middle-aged diabetes patients." Li Yanbing introduced that the harm of "more than three and less" symptoms is that diabetes is not easy to find. Many patients were found during physical examination or during preoperative examination and delivery. There are also some patients who wait until they have complications of diabetes to find that they have diabetes. At this time, they often have missed the best opportunity for treatment.
Another hazard of "three more than one less" symptoms is that even after a clear diagnosis, because there is no obvious discomfort, or even no symptoms, many patients will feel that there is nothing to be cured. In any case, the complications take many years to appear, and can be delayed, or do not adhere to standard treatment, resulting in missing the "treatment time window", leading to premature occurrence of various complications, affecting the quality of life and life span, It also brings huge economic burden to families.
In addition, we need to be particularly reminded that people at high risk of abdominal obesity should be particularly careful. According to Li Yanbing, many people don't have to worry about diabetes if their BMI is normal, but people with normal BMI may also be "invisible fat", that is, fat is accumulated in the abdomen, and the belly is very large. Clinical observation shows that such people have a high risk of diabetes.
