At the same time with diabetes and hypertension, should pay attention to what?
Diabetes and hypertension are two very common chronic diseases, and many patients will suffer from both diseases at the same time. If so, need to pay attention to what?
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I eat salt every day. Do you really understand salt?
1. Talk big about salt and start from the beginning. The salt that each of us ate every day was the first commodity controlled by the state and the main source of [national tax] at that time. [Salt is the first of all flavors] and is a very important substance in people’s life. Once we lack salt, we will not only be unable to eat, but also have poor physical strength and may even get sick. As a matter of fact, the concept of salt is different from that of [salt] in chemistry. This is also the case here. It only refers to salt. The main component of salt is sodium chloride, which also contains potassium, iodine and some trace Read More …
Early in the morning, [Volcano Time] for Hypertensive Patients
Liu Jiaoshou of the university has been suffering from hypertension for more than 10 years. He thinks that he has great experience in blood pressure management: taking medicine on time, insisting on daily self-test of blood pressure and exercising properly. After retirement, he also insisted on practicing Taijiquan every morning for several years. However, one morning a few days ago, Liu Jiaoshou suddenly fainted during morning exercises and was sent to the hospital for diagnosis of cerebral hemorrhage. His life was saved, but the sequelae still seriously affected the quality of life. The family wondered why the old man, who had always had good blood pressure control, suddenly became ill. A careful examination of Liu Jiaoshou’s medical history found that Read More …
A Picture Reads, Neglected Hypertension
May 17 is World Hypertension Day. One in five people in China has hypertension, but only 10% of them are well controlled. If there is not a single person with hypertension around you, it may just be that they haven’t noticed it yet. Which are the high-risk groups that need close monitoring? How to control blood pressure? What misconceptions do you have about hypertension? Blood pressure, must know fairly well.
Hypertensive Cerebral Hemorrhage-Health Questions and Answers
There is another rumor among WeChat friends that heart disease is not the culprit of cholesterol. A 25-year-old U.S. Heart surgeon in white robes also said that restricting fat intake has created a large number of obesity and diabetes patients, triggering human hope, disaster and serious economic losses. Eisenhower, the 34th president of the United States, was a hypercholesterolemic patient. The hero of World War II who galloped across the board and died of heart disease caused by hypercholesterolemia. The president’s cholesterol once became the main character of the White House press conference, arousing the world’s attention to cholesterol. Is hypercholesterolemia and coronary heart disease the relationship between how? Hypercholesterolemia is only one step away from coronary heart disease. A Read More …
Obesity is a disease in itself, according to the American Medical Association
In 2013, after a heated debate, the American Medical Association finally decided that [obesity itself is a disease]. The impact of obesity on health may be much more serious than we thought. Are you really [fat]? In life, We often distinguish fat from thin by weight, This method is simple but incorrect. Weight is affected by too many factors, Such as height, bone structure, muscle proportion, water content, etc. At present, Obesity in medical sense is defined by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, etc. BMI is the square of weight (Kg) divided by height (m), BMI ≥ 25 is overweight, While ≥ 30 is obesity. This standard is actually particularly arbitrary. Simple as it is, It is only applicable Read More …
Obesity is a disease in itself, according to the American Medical Association
In 2013, after a heated debate, the American Medical Association finally decided that [obesity itself is a disease]. The impact of obesity on health may be much more serious than we thought. Are you really [fat]? In life, We often distinguish fat from thin by weight, This method is simple but incorrect. Weight is affected by too many factors, Such as height, bone structure, muscle proportion, water content, etc. At present, Obesity in medical sense is defined by body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, etc. BMI is the square of weight (Kg) divided by height (m), BMI ≥ 25 is overweight, While ≥ 30 is obesity. This standard is actually particularly arbitrary. Simple as it is, It is only applicable Read More …
Are you measuring your blood pressure correctly?
The harm of hypertension to human body has been widely recognized by people. Complications such as stroke, myocardial infarction and heart failure caused by this most common chronic disease not only cause disability and high mortality, At present, various methods and drugs for controlling hypertension emerge one after another, but this is not the focus of this article. This article just wants to talk about a more basic problem than controlling blood pressure: how to measure blood pressure correctly? I. Three Methods of Measuring Blood Pressure At present, clinic blood pressure, ambulatory blood pressure and family blood pressure are mainly used in clinical and population prevention work. 1. Clinic Blood Pressure The clinic blood pressure (CBP) uses mercury sphygmomanometer, which Read More …
How to measure blood pressure at home?
The incidence of hypertension has become extremely common, Three out of 10 people in China suffer from hypertension, More than half of the elderly suffer from hypertension, And most of them do not know it. Hypertension is a chronic disease that endangers life and quality of life for a long time. Starting from the normal blood pressure of 115/75 mmHg, For every 20 mmHg increase in long-term blood pressure, The risk of death will double. In many cases, We need to measure blood pressure not only when we see a doctor in the hospital, It is also necessary to take blood pressure measurements at home for yourself and your family. Research shows that teaching relatives with hypertension to monitor blood Read More …