With the improvement of living standards, the incidence of diabetes is increasing, and it is one of the chronic diseases that seriously endanger human health. For most patients with type 2 diabetes, there is generally not much discomfort. As long as the blood sugar is well controlled, the condition is reviewed regularly at the endocrinology clinic, and the medication is taken on time, hospitalization is generally not required. However, if acute complications such as diabetic ketosis and co-infections occur during the treatment process; or if serious diabetic peripheral neuropathy, early diabetic foot symptoms, and unsatisfactory outpatient blood glucose control occur, they can be hospitalized for comprehensive examination and treatment. Diabetic patients can be hospitalized not only for meticulous examination and treatment, but also to learn a lot of knowledge related to diabetes control during hospitalization, and this knowledge can improve blood glucose control. So what do diabetic patients need to pay attention to during hospitalization and when they are discharged? It is introduced as follows: 1. You can deepen the understanding of your own treatment Each diabetic patient’s treatment plan varies, some use insulin, some use oral medication, and some apply insulin plus oral medication. In addition to drugs to control blood sugar, aspirin, lipid-regulating drugs, antihypertensive drugs and many other drugs are often taken. What are the good effects of these different medications in combination with each other, what is the main purpose of treatment, and what do I need to pay attention to? After hospitalization, you can understand more about your own treatment plan through communication with your doctor, thus improving the attainment of your diabetes treatment. 2. Further understanding of one’s daily diet and the size of the effect of each food on the rise of blood sugar Many diabetic patients know that diet therapy is the basic treatment for diabetic patients and that diet is the cornerstone of diabetes treatment and needs to be adhered to for a long time. However, they do not have an exact concept of how much staple food, meat and vegetables they should eat every day. During hospitalization, the doctor will calculate the amount of diet according to the patient’s height, weight, activity level and other individual conditions, and the professional staff of the dietary department will be responsible for matching. After discharge from the hospital, patients can cook with reference to the diet amount during hospitalization, which can improve the role of diet therapy in blood sugar control. Different foods have different levels of glycemic index, and since diabetic patients have their blood glucose measured seven times a day during hospitalization, the glycemic effect of many foods can be visualized, facilitating the selection of appropriate foods after discharge. Increase the level of awareness of diabetic diet therapy. 3. Further understanding of the role of exercise therapy, precautions Appropriate exercise can increase the decomposition and utilization of glucose by muscle tissue, improve insulin sensitivity, maintain normal body weight, reduce the dose of insulin or hypoglycemic drugs, which is conducive to controlling blood glucose and reducing the occurrence of complications. During hospitalization, due to the high number of blood glucose checks, blood glucose is often measured right after exercise, which can see the effect of exercise on blood glucose and can help diabetic patients choose the right amount of exercise and the way to exercise. It is possible to understand how much exercise intensity may cause hypoglycemia to occur. 4, learn more about diabetes drugs The mechanism of action, method of administration and side effects of diabetes treatment drugs are different, during hospitalization medical staff will let patients take drugs according to the correct time and method, through hospitalization diabetes patients can learn more about the method of administration of drugs used, the time of administration and adverse reactions. For example, sulfonylureas generally need to be taken half an hour before meals, while Repaglinide and Naglinide can be taken 10 minutes before meals, Acarbose needs to be chewed and taken at the first bite, while Metformin is often taken during or after meals to reduce gastrointestinal side effects. The common side effect of glucagon is hypoglycemia, the side effect of acarbose is mainly abdominal distension and much exhaustion, while the side effect of metformin is mainly abdominal discomfort and diarrhea, etc. 5.Learn the skills of insulin injection and blood glucose measurement There are many sites suitable for insulin injection, usually the abdominal wall (not within 10cm around the navel), the outer part of both upper arms, the buttocks and the outer thighs. Insulin is absorbed fastest in the abdomen, followed by the lateral side of the upper arms, and slower in the arms and lateral thighs. Long-term insulin injection in the same area will reduce the ability of local skin to absorb insulin, and once subcutaneous fat malnutrition occurs, it will affect the absorption of insulin. Patients who mix two kinds of insulin with syringe, when pumping insulin must first pump short-acting insulin and then long-acting insulin, if the medium-acting or long-term insulin is mixed into the short-acting bottle, this bottle of insulin can not be used further. The needles of insulin pens are disposable and should not be reused as much as possible. Some patients should pay attention when reusing for economic reasons, and do not use sterilized needles after the injection is finished, because the surface of the needles is treated with special silicification, smooth and easy to enter the needle, and less painful. While alcohol removes the silicified layer, it is easy to be painful. Small needle cap treated with disinfectant solution, just put the needle on the needle cap can play a disinfection role. When measuring blood glucose at home, you can disinfect without alcohol, just wash your hands with soap and dry them, because long-term alcohol disinfection is likely to cause local skin dryness and keratinization, and the alcohol does not evaporate before the blood collection can aggravate the pain. Before collecting blood can be hands down to shake a few times, with a prick needle into both sides of the finger belly, because the blood supply vessels in the fingers on both sides, needle prick both sides easier to collect blood. In addition, the nerve endings on both sides of the finger belly are less, and the pain is lighter. 6, properly save the discharge summary When a patient is discharged from the hospital after treatment, the doctor will usually give you a discharge summary. The discharge summary often includes the condition at the time of hospitalization, important test results after admission, major treatments during hospitalization, and precautions to take after discharge and the type, dosage and method of medication. The discharge summary is not only a guide for you to take your medication after discharge from the hospital. More importantly, it is also the information for your doctor to understand your condition when you return to the outpatient clinic for review. Therefore, it is important to keep it in a safe place and bring it to the clinic during your review.