Sunday, January 31, 2021

Five misunderstandings about diabetes awareness


1. Diabetic urine is sweet

Although it is called diabetes, the urine of most diabetic patients is not sweet.

The urine of diabetic patients can detect glucose only when the blood sugar is high to a certain level, and the glucose in the urine must reach a specific concentration to be sweet.

However, most people with diabetes will have good control of their blood sugar, especially those undergoing regular sugar control treatment. Sugar will not be detected in their natural urine, and their urine is not sweet.


2. Young people will not get diabetes

Research data shows that young people born in the 90s are also high-risk groups of diabetes.

People who are overweight, high in blood lipids, or whose parents have diabetes should start from the age of 10 and check they are fasting blood glucose every year (ordinarily 3.9~6.1mmol/L) or take 75 grams of glucose for 2 hours after taking blood glucose (normal person <7.8mmol/L) ) For early diagnosis and early treatment.


3. Diabetes is caused by overeating sugar

The risk factors of diabetes are complex. Generally, they can be divided into two categories, which are genetic and environmental.

Among environmental risk factors, unreasonable dietary structure, and excessive consumption of high-fat, high-sugar and high-calorie foods are related to diabetes.

However, one or two intakes of large amounts of sugar in healthy people are not enough to cause diabetes. Overeating sugar can cause transient high blood sugar, which can be adjusted by the body to restore blood sugar to normal levels.


4. No need to pay attention to symptoms

Although diabetes is often asymptomatic in the early stage, if it is not treated in time, high glucose toxicity will damage the whole body tissues and organs. Generally, chronic complications may occur within 5 to 10 years, such as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease, diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic peripheral neuropathy Wait.

Therefore, check-up regularly, and don't wait until the clinical symptoms appear, and it is too late to regret.


5. Diabetes is terminally ill

Although diabetes cannot be cured, diabetes is controllable, unlike some terminal illnesses without proper treatment.

As long as the blood sugar control is ideal, the patient's life expectancy is no different from that of the ordinary person. There is no need to be overly pessimistic. On the contrary, the right attitude is conducive to blood sugar control.



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