November 14 is the United Nations diabetes Day, and this year's theme is "Understanding Risks, Understanding Coping". Experts remind that with the trend of diabetes becoming younger and younger in recent years, a correct understanding of the risk of complications caused by diabetes is conducive to early prevention. Through physical symptoms and blood glucose indicators reported in physical examination, diabetes patients can be helped to find, diagnose and treat early. In addition, many common eating habits, such as "eating less and having more meals", are not necessarily conducive to the control of blood sugar in diabetes patients, and need to be improved as soon as possible.
Ms. Pan, 27 years old, has recently been hospitalized in the Endocrinology Department of Wuhan Central Hospital for treatment. Not long ago, she was found to have high blood sugar in the pre pregnancy examination, and was diagnosed with "type 2 diabetes", which required insulin injection. Last year's physical examination revealed the issue of high blood sugar. The doctor prescribed medication, but I didn't take it seriously or take it. Now I dare not eat or drink recklessly, "Ms. Pan said.
Xu Zihui, deputy director of the endocrinology department of Wuhan Central Hospital, is Ms. Pan's attending doctor. He said that more and more young patients with diabetes have been found in clinical practice, which is related to their living habits. Specific manifestations include long-term consumption of high calorie and high sugar foods, less exercise, insufficient sleep, and high mental pressure. "Many young patients with diabetes told themselves during the consultation that they usually like to drink carbonated drinks, milk tea and eat sweets, which will lead to high blood sugar."
Experts said that diabetes, as a chronic disease, is often difficult to cure and needs early intervention and control at the initial stage of the disease. Once it develops into chronic complications of diabetes, the difficulty and cost of treatment will increase significantly. Common complications of diabetes include stroke, myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases induced by high blood sugar. The late stage of diabetes may also lead to diabetes retinopathy, diabetes nephropathy, etc.
In daily life, people can determine whether they have diabetes by paying attention to the typical "more than three and less" symptoms of diabetes patients and regular physical examination. Wang Zhongjing, Director of the Endocrine Department of Wuhan Central Hospital, said that the symptoms of "three over a little" refer to the body's tendency to become hungry and dry mouth due to a significant increase in blood sugar, resulting in eating too much, drinking too much water, urinating too much, and losing weight. Wang Zhongjing reminds that when checking the physical examination report, one can pay attention to indicators such as blood sugar and urine sugar. Considering that fasting blood sugar is often checked during physical examination, if necessary, postprandial blood sugar and glycated hemoglobin can be additionally checked.
For the diet of diabetes patients and potential patients, experts suggest that attention should be paid to the glycemic index, intake and nutritional components of food, with the principle of low salt, low sugar and low fat. "Eat less and eat more" is not conducive to the control of blood sugar in diabetes patients. Single intake of fruits is not conducive to overall health and nutritional balance; Although dieting can lower blood sugar, it can increase the risk of gastrointestinal diseases.
