April 26, 2009

Anti-diabetic hypoglycemia winter

Mr. Xu with diabetes, a few days ago suddenly 2:00 sweating, palpitation, weak symptoms, family members rushed him to the hospital, found out by checking this symptom is caused by low blood sugar.

Many diabetic patients are often concerned about the high blood sugar, but ignore the dangers of low blood sugar.

In fact, the dangers of low blood sugar far more than high blood sugar. Persistent low blood sugar can lead to brain dysfunction, increased cardiovascular and cerebrovascular risk of accidents, serious life-threatening. Patients with recurrent hypoglycemia will have irreversible brain damage, and abnormal heart function can.

From the clinical point of view, winter is the low night-time period of high blood sugar. Long winter nights as a short day, patients with diabetes under control in the diet, if not in time to add energy, easy to hypoglycemia reaction. Low blood sugar at night are usually in the morning at around 1-3, in addition to sweating, palpitation, the second day of early morning headaches, feeling weak is also a good night the night of the performance of low blood sugar, but diabetic patients tend to be ignored.

Diabetic patients with gastrointestinal problems caused by not eating a timely manner after the digestion and absorption, it will also respond to hypoglycemia. In order to prevent the occurrence of nocturnal hypoglycemia, in the choice of bedtime can slow the absorption of food, such as a cup of yogurt or low-fat milk, 3-5, such as biscuits. Diabetic patients with hypoglycemia at night may also be hypoglycemic drugs or excessive medication doses inappropriate time can be adjusted in the evening, under the guidance of a doctor of medicines and the quantity and time.

Hypoglycemia diabetes treatment is the most common and most important complications. At present, patients with diabetes a higher incidence of low blood sugar, but a lack of self-protection, which easily lead to a deterioration in their conditions. Therefore, diabetic patients to strengthen the awareness of low blood sugar, to master the knowledge necessary for prevention and treatment, diabetes treatment is essential. Once confirmed hypoglycemia attack should immediately eat biscuits or candy, and to monitor changes in blood sugar. Low blood sugar after eating, or has yet to correct a serious low blood sugar should be subject to the hospital for intravenous glucose. Low blood sugar after a timely adjustment to correct insulin or oral hypoglycemic drug dosage, eliminate the incentive to prevent the recurrence of low blood sugar.