Patients with diabetes in the summer, the blood sugar at the lowest stage of the year, the most close to normal. But noted that the drug must not blindly cut must adhere to medication, so as to avoid accidents or illness. For more information on the drug dose to be adjusted or description must be carried out under the guidance of a doctor.
Hot days lead to lower blood sugar
In the year, the summer of blood sugar in diabetic patients at a low level. This is mainly because the human body against the cold summer of adrenal hormone secretion, reduced the role of insulin can be more fully; hot summer weather, it is generally loss of appetite, reduced carbohydrate intake; outdoor activities increase, the use of blood glucose. In addition, the longer summer days, hot days of insufficient sleep easily, causing the body heat dissipation, the body's metabolism high, relative consumption also increased blood sugar. Therefore, measurement of blood glucose in patients with diabetes are often found in summer than other seasons of low blood sugar.
Sweating more than make up water
Summer sweat more, the loss of body water volume of big, attention should be paid more than drinking water. Elderly diabetic patients a sense of loss was not obvious after the thirsty, care should be taken to add water initiative. Some worry that more patients with diabetes leads to more drinking urine. This is very wrong and dangerous, diabetes polyuria is due to high blood sugar, therefore, if the restrictions on drinking water, cause dehydration, diabetes mellitus in elderly patients with hemoconcentration easily result in thrombosis, hyperosmolar coma, such as renal dysfunction. Therefore, patients with diabetes should not limit the water, but not a one-time drinking water or drink a lot cooler than cold, avoid drinks with high sugar content drinks and sparkling drinks, we should drink plenty of water or herbal tea water cooler.
Food should not leave things to chance
Summer all kinds of sugary fruit drinks and more listed, but these are not suitable for diabetic patients to eat more. In particular, it is not yet under the control of high blood sugar in diabetic people to be used with caution. Stable condition of the diabetic patients should also be dieticians or doctors under the guidance of a reasonable selection of fruit, moderate consumption. Should be banned or to minimize the use of sugary drinks. Suitable for eating summer vegetables in diabetic patients are: eggplant, cucumber, beans, onions, bitter gourd, tomato and so on. In between meals or before going to bed to eat adequate fruits, should be noted that the sugar content of fruit, edible fruit sugar content should be greater attention to reducing the amount of staple food. Patients with diabetes should not eat watermelon. Watermelon contains about 5% of sugar, diabetic patients to eat too much watermelon will lead to elevated blood sugar. However, if a watermelon to eat 25-50 grams of diabetic patients has little effect on the amount of sugar intake can only be increased by 1-2 grams.
Attention to prevent infection of health
Patients with diabetes should pay attention to food hygiene to prevent the occurrence of gastroenteritis. Because of diarrhea or vomiting can lead to water and electrolyte metabolism disorders, hyperosmolar coma induced. Diarrhea or vomiting caused by the absorption of carbohydrates will reduce the induced hypoglycemia.
Summer diabetic patients must pay attention to personal hygiene, regular bathing, changing in time, should pay attention to dry after washing the skin to maintain skin between toes dry and prevent bacteria and fungal infection.
Proper preservation of blood glucose test strip
High summer temperatures, air humidity, drugs easily perish. Treatment of diabetes drugs should be placed on preservation of shade. Such as insulin, may be saved in the refrigerator freezer, in the use of their hands before the application of heat to prevent crystal formation. Travel, the insulin should carry bag Add insulation. After damp Test Strips easily lead to errors in the monitoring results should be greater attention to packaging the use of paper packaging. Removed from the test box in a timely manner after the paper lid tightly to prevent entry of water.
