Tag: Endocrinology Department

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Hyperthyroidism is the easiest to find these 6 kinds of people!

Thyroid gland is located in our neck and is an important endocrine organ. The thyroid hormone it secretes can regulate various metabolic activities of the body. If thyroid hormone secretion is too much, it will show a series of disease symptoms such as fear of heat, easy sweating, large appetite, insomnia, palpitation, emaciation, fatigue, etc. This is the so-called hyperthyroidism in medicine-hyperthyroidism. Hyperthyroidism is not uncommon. According to statistics, 1-2 people in every 100 women suffer from hyperthyroidism, while 1-2 people in every 1,000 men suffer from hyperthyroidism. So, which kind of people is hyperthyroidism easy to find? 1. People with family history of hyperthyroidism The most common cause of hyperthyroidism is Graves’ disease, which is a heritable disease. Therefore, Read More …

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There are many blood sugar monitoring indicators. What is the difference between each?

Dr. Clove often tells sugar lovers that blood sugar monitoring is essential for diabetes. However, when it comes to blood sugar monitoring, there is much more to pay attention to, not just pricking fingers. Today, we invited [four sister flowers] from blood sugar monitoring to tell us about the doorway inside. Elder Sister: Capillary Blood Glucose Of our sisters, you must know me best! I am what people often call [finger blood sugar]. I can meet you at any time. Convenience, quickness and sensitivity are my characteristics. I believe everyone has also experienced it. For example, if you eat too much at a meal or are too lazy to exercise, the blood sugar of your fingers will rise when measuring. Read More …

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Diabetic nephropathy, sweet annoyance, bitter consequences

Diabetic nephropathy is one of the most common complications of diabetes. About 30% of patients with type 1 diabetes and 20% ~ 50% of patients with type 2 diabetes will develop diabetic nephropathy. In this article, Dr. Clove will count the crimes committed by hyperglycemia on the kidney. How does hyperglycemia hurt kidney? The kidney is the filtering factory of the body, which removes metabolic wastes from the body and leaves useful substances to ensure the normal operation of the body. Elevated blood sugar will destroy this stable filtration system and increase the burden on the renal filtration system. As mentioned earlier, the kidney is very [forbearing] and has strong compensatory ability. However, after several years of development, the filtration Read More …

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Watch out! Diabetic lower limb arteriopathy

Have you ever had such experiences: As I was walking along the road, my leg suddenly began to ache. I had to rest before I could continue to walk. If I walked again, I began to ache again. In this way, only stop-and-go, like lame intermittent attacks, very uncomfortable. In fact, this is the lower limb artery in [red light], tell everyone, the lower limb artery has pathological changes. Diabetic lower limb arterial disease, what is it? Diabetic lower limb arteriopathy is a very common but easily neglected diabetic complication. Diabetic lower limb arterial disease mainly refers to lower limb atherosclerosis, which is simply the lower limb artery [traffic jam]. As we all know, the arteries in our bodies are Read More …

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Watch out! Hypoglycemia, which is more dangerous than hyperglycemia, these 10 truths must be known.

Many diabetics are very concerned about their blood sugar rise, but they do not know much about hypoglycemia. Today, Dr. Clove sorted out 10 [truths] of hypoglycemia to help people really understand hypoglycemia. Truth 1: Different people have different diagnostic criteria for hypoglycemia, Diabetes patients, especially elderly diabetics, are at greater risk of hypoglycemia than people without diabetes. Therefore, the diagnostic criteria for hypoglycemia in diabetic patients and diabetic patients are different: For non-diabetic patients, the standard of hypoglycemia is blood sugar < 2.8 mmol/L; In diabetic patients, blood sugar < 3.9 mmol/L is hypoglycemia. Truth 2: Hypoglycemia is often more dangerous than hyperglycemia, For the harm of hyperglycemia, everyone is relatively clear and attaches great importance to it. In Read More …

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How to buy a good blood glucose meter? It is enough to look at these six articles.

Blood glucose monitoring is a [required course] for diabetics, and blood glucose meter is everyone’s [body protection sword]. Only when blood glucose meter is reliable can the results be accurate, so that we can have a correct understanding of our own illness and the treatment can be targeted. However, now there are so many blood glucose meters and advertisements are everywhere. How should we choose? Today, Dr. Clove will tell you about the 6 gold standards for choosing the blood glucose meter. According to the selection, the blood glucose meter is reliable and the blood glucose measurement is accurate, so that the control can be good. I believe that by mastering these 6 standards, everyone will be able to choose Read More …

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I don’t know how much iodine is appropriate to eat every day. Don’t you want to cause thyroid problems because of eating the wrong iodine?

Iodine and thyroid gland are close friends. Iodine is an essential raw material for synthesizing thyroid hormone. When friends get along with each other, they need to grasp the discretion. One point more or one point less is easy to cause conflicts. Iodine deficiency: It will not only lead to hypothyroidism, goiter and mental retardation in children, but also induce thyroid nodules and thyroid follicular cancer. Iodine excess: not only will lead to hyperthyroidism, but also Hashimoto thyroiditis and papillary thyroid cancer. How much iodine is appropriate to eat every day? In order to promote the thyroid health of all mankind, WHO recommends that different groups should eat iodine like this: Children aged 0 ~ 5 years old ingest 90 Read More …

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Line up for two hours and see a doctor for five minutes? Do these five points well, it is no longer difficult to see a doctor!

What, the biggest headache for everyone to go to the hospital? The answer, of course, is to queue up! Queuing for registration, waiting in line, paying in line, checking in line, taking medicine… However, after such a long queue and only five minutes to see a doctor, one has to wonder [does the doctor really understand my illness? [Does the medicine prescribed by the doctor really suit me? ] [Difficulty in seeing a doctor] is one of the drawbacks of the Chinese medical system. We ordinary people cannot change it, or we cannot change it for the time being. Under the current unfavorable conditions, can how cure the disease quickly and well? 1. Make an appointment for registration in advance Read More …

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Bad blood sugar control? Don’t make these 6 kinds of treatment misunderstandings!

As we all know, diabetes is a [lifelong disease]. Once diagnosed with diabetes, it bears this [sweet burden]. In the treatment of diabetes, some misunderstandings are very common, such as: I have had blood sugar accidents for several years, but it is high anyway, and I can’t help it. With diabetes, I can’t eat anything. I eat chaff and swallow vegetables every day. It’s really boring to live. Today, Dr. Clove summed up the 6 most common misunderstandings in diabetes treatment, and concentrated them on analysis to help everyone avoid misunderstandings and correctly control sugar. If blood sugar is not measured, the eye is out of sight. Some sugar lovers hold this [ostrich mentality], do not carry out blood sugar Read More …

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A small move to solve the big trouble! Diabetics Should Pay Special Attention to

Entering late autumn, it is the season of high incidence of various respiratory infectious diseases. One of the infectious diseases is especially common: influenza. However, the physical quality of middle-aged and elderly friends is declining and it is easy to be recruited. Among them, there is a group of friends who need special vigilance. Such friends are diabetics. Influenza, diabetic [unbearable] Influenza and diabetes, both of which often [collude], bring serious consequences to diabetics and greatly increase the economic burden of treatment. 1. People with diabetes suffer from severe influenza Due to the decline of body resistance caused by diabetes, the consequences are often more serious once diabetics suffer from influenza during the season when influenza virus is rampant. Some Read More …