November 14 is World diabetes Day. According to the World diabetes Map (10th Edition) released by the International diabetes Federation (IDF), from 2011 to 2021, there will be 141 million diabetes patients in China. It is estimated that the number of diabetes patients in China will reach 174 million in 2045, and the number of diabetes patients will continue to be the first in the world. What is the name of diabetes? What are the main causes of diabetes? Recently, a reporter from China News Network interviewed Li Hongmei, the director and chief physician of the Endocrinology Department of Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region People's Hospital, to answer this question.
Li Hongmei introduced that diabetes is the metabolic disorder of the body caused by the deficiency of insulin secretion function. diabetes has been recorded in the ancient Chinese medical book Huangdi Neijing, which is called "diabetes". Because the patient's urine sugar is often positive, that is, "urine sweet", it is called "diabetes".
Can eating too much sugar cause diabetes? Li Hongmei stated that this statement is not comprehensive. "There are many reasons for diabetes. In addition to unreasonable eating habits, obesity caused by lack of exercise, heredity and other factors, diabetes may be caused."
Li Hongmei introduced that the long-standing hyperglycemia of diabetes patients can lead to chronic damage and dysfunction of various tissues, and can lead to acute complications such as diabetes ketoacidosis. If not treated in time, it will lead to metabolic disorder, even life-threatening. In addition, chronic complications caused by diabetes can lead to diabetes eye disease, kidney disease, etc., which can lead to blindness and uremia.
So, how should the public effectively prevent and treat diabetes? Li Hongmei suggests that the public should develop good lifestyle and dietary habits, and exercise in moderation; If diabetes is diagnosed, it is necessary to receive treatment in time to prevent and delay the occurrence of related complications.
