Diabetes has not been avoiding food will lead to poor glycemic control, if long-term poor glycemic control, there will also be infections, a variety of acute and chronic complications, serious cases will jeopardize the patient’s life.
1. Acute complications: If diabetes has not been abstaining from food, blood sugar will continue to rise, can lead to acute complications, such as diabetic ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar hyperglycemia syndrome, manifested as dry mouth, dehydration, shock, and even coma.
2. Chronic complications: long-term poor control of blood glucose, can involve a variety of important organs, the patient will have chronic complications, such as diabetic nephropathy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic foot and so on.
3. Infection: poor control of blood glucose can lead to a variety of body defense function defects, prone to infections, including urinary tract infections, respiratory tract infections, skin infections and so on.
Diabetic patients need to follow the doctor’s instructions for scientific treatment, reasonable diet, appropriate exercise, regular medication, regular monitoring of blood glucose, if any discomfort, timely medical attention.