Diabetes is very common in our daily life, and the people with high incidence of the disease are mostly sugar lovers, obese or elderly people; Diabetes has a great impact on people's lives. For example, sugar intake should be taken into account when people cannot eat favorite sweets and daily food. Therefore, we should actively prevent diabetes and avoid more complications caused by diabetes.
1 Common complication of diabetes
Kidney disease: It is a disease caused by metabolic disorder of diabetes. Kidney disease caused by diabetes is more difficult to treat than simple kidney disease, so prevention is extremely important.
Blurred vision: diabetes can also cause retinopathy, on the one hand, because diabetic patients are more likely to be infected with inflammation, on the other hand, because of abnormal metabolism, it will cause damage to the retina, causing the dysfunction of the regulation of microvessels. This is the reason why many diabetes patients often experience blurred vision in the later stages.
Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases: Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are quite dangerous, like a ticking time bomb that can suddenly occur when people relax their vigilance, with very serious consequences. The rate of vascular disease in diabetes patients is about 4 times higher than that in other people, mainly because of the pathological changes in myocardium and microvessels, which makes cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases more likely to occur.
Diabetes foot: diabetes foot refers to the ulcers and infections in the feet of diabetic patients, which is the concentrated manifestation of a systematic disease in the feet, and even causes foot deformity and walking difficulties. Ulcers may also manifest in other parts of the body, but the feet are typical and prone to occur.
2 How to prevent diabetes
Diet: The prevention of diabetes focuses on diet, even for diabetes patients. The daily diet is mainly light and easy to digest food, and more food with high vitamins and nutrition is taken. Spicy, irritant and high sugar foods are prohibited.
Daily routine: Maintain sufficient sleep every day, do not oversleep or sleep less, do not fall asleep before 11 o'clock every night, and it is advisable to sleep 7-8 hours each time. Before going to bed, you can soak your feet in hot water, but be careful not to soak them in too high a water temperature, as long as it is suitable. Secondly, choose soap with weak alkalinity to clean your feet and keep them clean and pollution-free, which can help cure foot ulcers.
Exercise: Even if you are sick, you should maintain appropriate exercise and stick to it for half an hour every day, which has great benefits for promoting metabolism. Intense exercise is not recommended and can be done through walking, practicing Tai Chi, square dancing, etc. It is best to have family members accompany you, especially for patients with hypertension, to maintain a happy mood.
Quit smoking: Smoking can slow down blood flow and lead to arteriosclerosis. Nicotine in tobacco also stimulates the secretion of the adrenal glands, which not only raises blood pressure but also leads to an increase in blood sugar. Therefore, quitting smoking can be considered a top priority for people with diabetes. They should be aware of the dangers of smoking when they are healthy and gradually control the frequency, so that it will not be even more difficult to quit smoking when they are sick.
Control drinking: diabetes is caused by abnormal pancreatic secretion, and drinking may worsen the condition. If the patient has good blood sugar control and normal lung function, they can also drink moderate amounts of alcohol without being too greedy.
Foot warmth: The material must be selected with good water absorption and breathability, such as natural fibers such as cotton, wool, or cotton wool blended socks. Be smooth, wrinkle free, without patches or holes.