April 26, 2009

Diabetic retinopathy will check before taking a plane

Diabetes in the air before the blood sugar in addition to reasonable adjustments, the best eye and look up in order to prevent pressure changes in the fundus bleeding.

In the many complications of diabetes, retinopathy deeply hidden and difficult to be detected in patients, and two retinopathy, retinal blood vessels within the immersion in the "sugar", the vessel wall is very fragile, a little there are external forces can easily cause vascular rupture. Sudden departure of the aircraft landing and air pressure caused by turbulence when the plane, the body will appear to some extent the role of gravity and acceleration of changes in such pressure likely to cause retinal hemorrhage. At the same time, the opportunity before the as a result of moving luggage, so that vessels may have suffered from the impact of a pressure vessel wall minor "cracks", the patient does not feel the pressure of opportunity in another blow, the emergence of the possibility of retinal hemorrhage larger.

In the preparation of diabetic patients the best opportunity to do before a fundus angiography, be aware that if the disease in more than two, that is, eye shadow appears, a small bug-like things such as, the best choice to go out by train. In addition, if the recent signs of complications such as ketoacidosis or coronary heart disease, do not go out of. Retinopathy early for Friends of the sugar, it is necessary to develop a portable instrument and hypoglycemic blood sugar drug habit, the trouble in the air before the other, it is best to test your own blood glucose levels, and timely use of hypoglycemic drugs to maintain normal blood sugar level, in order to prevent accidents. At the same time, try not to move such heavy baggage.

Of course, retinopathy of "source" is the blood glucose fluctuations, therefore, blood glucose control in the scope of reasonable opportunity to ensure the safety of the "pass" to go out in the preparation of the previous two months, sugar-you have to pay special attention to blood sugar control, increase in the number of blood glucose testing and timely dosage adjustments, careful not to make your eyes tired, you can eat some food for eye protection, such as liver, carrots and so on.