Diabetes is currently a serious threat to the health of our residents, according to national statistics and surveys, the number of people with diabetes in China has exceeded 114 million, the highest number in the world.
Moreover, the prevalence rate of patients aged 20-39 accounts for 3.2%, and this trend of younger onset is very worrying. The massive growth of diabetes is mainly related to the following factors.
1. Age
Age is an independent risk factor for the development of diabetes, and the incidence of diabetes increases with age. With the acceleration of the aging process of our population, the number of diabetic patients has increased substantially
2.Obesity
Research shows that obesity is prone to diabetes. With the improvement of living standards, compared with the normal weight of the population. Obese people who gain more than 10% of their body weight, the risk of diabetes will be significantly increased.
3, lack of exercise
With the acceleration of urbanization, many things in daily life are done by automated tools instead, reducing the opportunity for people to physical exercise. And due to work exhaustion, after work also do not want to exercise, resulting in a significant lack of exercise throughout the day.
4.Change in diet structure
With the improvement of lifestyle, many people choose high-fat and high-sugar foods, such as large fish and meat, fried food, etc. Studies have shown that the intake of trans fatty acids is closely related to the increase in weight, and is likely to increase the prevalence of obesity and promote the occurrence of diabetes.
5, psycho-neurological factors
With the accelerated pace of life, mental tension, emotional excitement, psychological stress will cause a large increase in the secretion of blood glucose hormones, which can cause endocrine metabolic regulation disorders, thus causing diabetes.
6, other factors
Such as lack of sleep, environmental pollution, genetic factors, etc., can easily cause diabetes.
After the introduction of the above content, understand the risk factors of diabetes, for this series of risk factors to prevent, can achieve twice the effect with half the effort. Specific preventive measures are as follows.
1, adhere to exercise
It is recommended that the elderly adhere to exercise every day, exercise to walking, Tai Chi and other activities, walking time to about half an hour is appropriate, is conducive to reducing weight, improve insulin sensitivity, improve blood sugar and lipid metabolism disorders, to avoid the generation of diabetes.
2.Rational diet
Diet should be a combination of meat and vegetables, pay attention to nutrition, eat more high-fiber food, such as corn, oats, etc., quit smoking and alcohol.
3.Rational weight control, reduce the incidence of obesity
For people with high risk of diabetes such as obesity or overweight, high blood pressure and blood lipids, and family history of diabetes, it is recommended that blood glucose be measured every three years after the age of 30; for the general population, blood glucose should be measured every three years after the age of 45, for early detection, early diagnosis and early treatment.
4.Rule of work and rest
The most scientific sleep time is 6-8h per day. Insufficient or too long sleep time can easily cause diabetes.
References
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[2]Wang Hanxu,Zhang Detai-Modern Clinical Medicine – 2011, 4.
[3]Shu Wenzheng-Big Science and Technology-2016, Issue 23.