Q: What is diabetes mellitus? A: Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and hyperglycemic state in the body caused by absolute lack of insulin or reduced biological effect of insulin. The clinical manifestations are thirst, polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, fatigue, emaciation, etc. The complications are hyperosmolar coma and ketoacidosis, chronic lesions may involve the cardiovascular system, nervous system, kidney, retina, skin, etc. The causative factors are obesity, infection, lack of physical activity, multiple pregnancies, etc. Q: What is the treatment of diabetes mellitus? A: Diabetes is a chronic lifelong disease that is not curable but can be completely controlled. The treatment of diabetes requires “one and a half doctors”, one doctor is an endocrinologist, while “half doctors” are the patients themselves or their families. Practice has shown that this “half doctor” is the basis and key to good control and consolidation of the treatment effect. The five “magic weapons” of comprehensive diabetes treatment: 1, diet control: this is the basis of diabetes treatment, to maintain the standard weight shall prevail, to achieve “calorie control, structural adjustment”; 2, exercise therapy: to vary from person to person, medium intensity, persistent, each time 3. medication: insist on taking medication, follow up regularly, adjust constantly and pay attention to the occurrence of hypoglycemia. It is recommended that diabetic patients go to diabetes (or endocrine) specialists at all levels of hospitals, do not fall for some quacks; 4, blood sugar control: detection of blood sugar is more accurate and reliable than urine sugar. At present, there are many kinds of simple blood glucose meters in the market, which are quite convenient for home use. Pay attention to the dynamic testing at multiple points before and two hours after meals, so that blood glucose can be really well controlled. 5. Diabetes education: high-quality treatment of diabetes and complications depends on the education of diabetic patients. Q: Can diabetes be cured? A: As a diabetic, the desire to have a way to cure their condition is understandable. Unfortunately, to date, there is no cure for diabetes. All Chinese and Western medicines, health products, food and other diabetes treatment means, if someone says that can cure diabetes, it is at least exaggerated, some may also be witch doctor fake medicine, diabetic patients should not believe the rumors, arbitrarily terminate the regular treatment, so that the disease is delayed, or even a big disaster. Some diabetic patients are very light, after a period of regular treatment, especially appropriate dietary control, blood sugar can be reduced to normal, and even without drugs can maintain blood sugar in the normal range, but if you relax the treatment, the performance of diabetes will come back. Therefore, diabetic patients should be prepared to fight a protracted battle, adhere to long-term diet therapy, exercise therapy and diabetes monitoring, and use medication if necessary, so that blood glucose is always controlled at a satisfactory level, which will enable patients to enjoy the same high quality of life and basically equivalent life expectancy as non-diabetics. Q: What are the goals of treatment for diabetes? A: There are three goals of diabetes treatment: 1. to maintain the blood glucose, protein, lipid values, as well as the water, salt and acidity in the blood of diabetic patients at a basically normal level, without acute complications such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar non-ketotic diabetic coma; 2. to enable patients to avoid or delay the occurrence of chronic complications, minimize the blindness, uremia, limb 3. To enable patients to maintain full mental and physical strength, the ability to perform normal work and daily activities, and to enjoy the same high quality of life as non-diabetics, as well as basically the same life expectancy.