Tag: Diabetes

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How should hyperthyroidism patients be treated with diabetes at the same time?

When hyperthyroidism is complicated with diabetes, the key to treatment is to effectively control hyperthyroidism as soon as possible while treating diabetes. When the elevated thyroid hormone level is controlled and the symptoms of hyperthyroidism are relieved, glucose metabolism can also be improved. There are three conventional treatment methods for hyperthyroidism, mainly drug therapy, radioactive iodine therapy and surgical treatment, but for hyperthyroidism complicated with diabetes, the choice of treatment methods is different. 1. Drug therapy should increase dose and course of treatment, The selection of antithyroid drugs is basically the same as that of ordinary hyperthyroidism patients, but the dosage of drugs is correspondingly increased compared with that of simple hyperthyroidism patients, and the course of treatment is appropriately Read More …

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The health hazard [invisible oil] is all in these foods.

In addition to eating rice, vegetables and fruits, we also need to eat some oil every day. Oil is one of our necessary nutrients. According to the recommendation of the Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents, the daily intake of cooking oil for healthy adults should not exceed 25-30g, which is about as much as 3 porcelain spoons. However, according to the survey, the actual intake of oil by Chinese residents is as high as 41.6 g, which is much higher than the recommended amount. As a result, the risks of obesity, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and many other diseases increase. Many people have doubts: I put very little oil in cooking every day. How can I eat so much Read More …

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Dietary Guidelines for Patients with Diabetes Mellitus

On May 13, 2016, < < Dietary Guidelines for Chinese Residents (2016 Edition) > > was released in Beijing. The Dietary Guidelines are the authoritative dietary guidelines exclusively for the Chinese people and are our Chinese [Dining Treasure Book]. Sugar friends may wonder: Does this guide have anything to do with me? Of course it does! Because, although diabetes diet has special features, it also has similarities with dietary guidelines. Today, Dr. Clove presented [Dietary Guidelines for Sugar Friends] to sugar lovers on the basis of the dietary characteristics of diabetes and the latest edition of Dietary Guidelines. Core Recommendations of Dietary Guidelines for Sugar Friends First, the food should be diverse, preferably low sugar content Second, eating and moving Read More …

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If the blood sugar is newly found to be elevated and the treatment effect is not very good, don’t forget to have a pancreatic CT.

Retired teacher Mr. Chen has always been in good health, but a physical examination six months ago found that his blood sugar was high. The doctor advised him to take some hypoglycemic drugs to control his blood sugar. After taking the medicine for a period of time, Mr. Chen’s blood sugar is still not well controlled. Fasting blood sugar is often above 10 mol/L, and sometimes it can reach 16 or 17 mmol/L after meals. He does not pay too much attention. Knowing that in the last half month, Mr. Chen felt that his upper abdomen often felt a little distended and painful, his back also felt uncomfortable, and his appetite was not as good as before, so he remembered Read More …

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Blood sugar monitoring, have you made these 10 mistakes?

As one of the “five carriages” in the treatment of diabetes, the importance of blood sugar monitoring is self-evident. Regular monitoring of blood sugar can understand whether the blood sugar control of diabetic patients is ideal, whether hypoglycemia occurs during treatment, whether diet/exercise and drug therapy are effective, and provide basis for adjusting diet or drug use. However, the premise of all this is that the blood sugar monitoring results are accurate and reliable. Unfortunately, many diabetic patients often make some mistakes when testing their blood sugar, resulting in inaccurate blood sugar monitoring results. Today, Dr. Clove will analyze with you the common 10 wrong behaviors of blood sugar monitoring. Error 1: Suspend hypoglycemic drugs before examination Diabetes patients should Read More …

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What kind of physical examination can be considered good?

Did you go for a physical examination this year? Physical examination can let us know our health situation more clearly. Many diseases can be found early in physical examination before symptoms appear. Timely intervention can obtain better curative effect. Early prevention and treatment are the most economical methods. If no problems are found in the physical examination, it will give us a reassuring health protection. But can we be satisfied with every physical examination? Are these projects I have done the most cost-effective? Does the result on the medical examination report mean what? Do I need to make adjustments in my daily life? Should items with arrows be reviewed? In Dr. Clove’s view, physical examination should be conducted in at Read More …

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Diabetes clinic is not as simple as prescribing drugs.

With diabetes, going to the endocrinology department to see the diabetes clinic is a link that every sugar friend cannot bypass. The national basic public medical service has lightened the medical burden on sugar lovers, and at the same time, it has also made some sugar lovers regard hospitals as pharmacies, simplifying the purpose of seeing outpatient clinics into prescribing drugs. However, it is really not as simple as prescribing drugs to see the diabetes clinic. Here is what an endocrinologist wants to say to you. 1. Complete information (1) the most basic information Medical cards, medical insurance cards and medical records are the most basic. Understanding the process of hospital treatment and reimbursement can also save sugar lovers’ time. Read More …

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Mastering 4 words, diabetics can also eat zongzi at ease.

It is the Dragon Boat Festival of another year, and sharp, long, sweet and salty zongzi are on the market one after another. For sugar lovers, it is always a bit painful on festive days: Can I still eat zongzi with diabetes? The answer is that sugar lovers who meet the blood sugar control standards can eat zongzi. If your blood sugar level is up to standard and you can eat zongzi, you should first ask your doctor. Secondly, sugar lovers can refer to the following standards: Fasting blood glucose ≤ 7.0 mmol/L; Random blood glucose ≤ 10.0 mmol/L; Glycosylated hemoglobin ≤ 7.5%. When blood sugar is well controlled, there will be capital to eat zongzi. Sugar lovers need to Read More …

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Some of the most overlooked signs of cancer in men

Everyone now attaches great importance to their health, especially those who enter the middle-aged ranks. Most of the time, they attach importance to a balanced diet and insist on exercising. However, if you don’t check your body regularly or ignore some minor discomfort, you may miss some chances of early detection of cancer. We should know that at the current medical level, the best time to defeat cancer is still when cancer is just beginning to sprout, the sooner the better. Unfortunately, the vast majority of cancers do not have obvious symptoms in the early stage. Now let’s talk about the symptoms that may be related to common cancers in men. I hope that men with these problems can go Read More …

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Blood sugar is so high, why do doctors say I am hypoglycemic?

Hypoglycemia is an acute complication in the treatment of diabetes, which is very harmful to sugar lovers. In serious cases, it may cause brain injury and even death. Therefore, there is a saying in the treatment of diabetes that blood sugar is controlled, rather high than low. Hypoglycemia occurs, and the general treatment is to eat sugar or drink sugar water and supplement glucose in time. However, there is a kind of hypoglycemia that is not commonly understood. This is the case with sugar friend Lao Xie. Today, Dr. Clove will tell you about the special types of hypoglycemia. The blood sugar is so high, the doctor said I am hypoglycemic? When sugar friend Xie found diabetes in the outpatient Read More …