How to maintain health in autumn for diabetics

  The summer is just over and autumn is approaching. The autumn weather is hot and muggy, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, and the air is dry, so for diabetic patients, autumn is a time to take special care. The nature of the disease and the climatic characteristics of autumn make it especially important for diabetic patients to take care of themselves and their health. With the arrival of autumn, diabetic patients should also make adjustments to their health regimen at the right time, generally speaking, you can start from the following four aspects: 1, nourish Yin and dry weather in autumn, Chinese medicine theory, “dry” is a kind of damage to the body of evil, is an invisible evil, where the body is Yin deficiency, Qi deficiency of people, easy to produce false heat, heat is easy to hurt Jin. Heat is prone to injure the fluid. Diabetic patients are mostly Yin deficiency and dry heat, so they are more sensitive to dryness, so they should pay attention to prevent dryness. In such a season, we should pay attention to replenish water, and diabetic patients need more. Therefore, autumn diet should be mainly sweet and light nourishment. Autumn fruits such as pears, oranges, water chestnuts and loquats are good for nourishing Yin and moistening the lungs. Radish, cucumber, winter melon, cauliflower, cabbage and other seasonal vegetables are cold in nature and have the function of moistening dryness, clearing heat and laxative, and the vitamins and inorganic salts and fiber they contain can improve the adverse effects of dryness on the human body. Boiled water, milk, juice drinks and other fluids in small quantities can nourish Yin and moisten dryness. You should eat less cold, spicy, fried and barbecued food in autumn to avoid injuring the fluid and aggravating the various symptoms of autumn dryness. However, the above diet should be reasonably chosen within the total daily calorie intake. In addition, you can also use 20 grams of prunus ginseng, 15 grams of maitake, 10 grams of schisandra, add 200 ml of water and boil for 15 minutes, take a small amount of juice to take frequently or drink as tea. Consistently drinking it every day can benefit the qi and nourish the yin. You can also directly drink water with maitake can also achieve the purpose of nourishing the yin and generating fluid.  2, early to bed and early to rise “Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine” said: “autumn in March, the weather to the urgent, the earth to bright. Sleep early and get up early, with the chicken.” This is the way to live in accordance with the way of autumn health. In autumn, the yang energy gradually converges and the yin energy gradually grows, so people should go to bed early and get up early according to the changes of yin and yang in the four seasons. The weather in early autumn is unpredictable, diabetic patients with low immunity, most likely to catch a cold, especially elderly patients should increase and reduce clothing in a timely manner, to prevent colds.  3, happy mood late autumn season leaves withered, grass withered leaves yellow autumn wind up the scene, easy to make people emotionally unstable, so that people have a low mood, depression and other bad mood, and even produce weary world, pessimistic tendencies, some diabetic patients are also prone to fluctuations in blood sugar. The Su Wen said, “In March of autumn, make the will peaceful, in order to slow down the autumn punishment; collect the spirit, so that the autumn qi calm; no outside its will, so that the lung qi clear.” That is to say, in terms of emotions and will to keep calm, do not be irritable and easy to anger, pay attention to convergence of the qi. Sugar lovers can participate in some suitable activities, such as tea tasting, chess, calligraphy, poetry and lyrics, flower appreciation, painting, etc. to cultivate their emotions and temperament. Keep your mood happy to help stabilize your blood sugar.  4, appropriate exercise is a good time to exercise in autumn. Appropriate exercise can penetrate the human qi, enhance the function of the internal organs and improve the body’s ability to resist disease. Proper exercise for diabetic patients can reduce weight, improve insulin sensitivity, improve lipid metabolism, and help control blood sugar stability. Therefore, you can choose exercise items according to your personal preference, such as jogging, qigong, taijiquan and walking. Pay attention to the intensity and time of exercise, to the extent that your body can tolerate. Elderly and frail patients should be accompanied by someone and carry sugar with them to prevent hypoglycemia.  In conclusion, if diabetic patients can follow the principle of “four seasons of health” in autumn, make diet, living, mood and exercise conform to the “autumn season”, and cooperate with medication, they can effectively control blood sugar, reduce the occurrence and development of complications, and lay a good foundation for a smooth winter. This will effectively control blood sugar, reduce the occurrence and development of complications, and lay the foundation for a smooth winter.