The cold is not a major disease, and many sugar lovers do not pay attention to it, thinking that they can take some medicine at home. Experts remind, when diabetics have a cold, you can not just take medicine. A few types of cold medicine diabetic patients with caution: 1, found labeled “renal dysfunction caution” cold medicine, diabetics should be used with caution. If the private consumption of drugs with nephrotoxicity, it is easy to lead to the occurrence of diabetic nephropathy, at the same time, will also increase the difficulty of treatment. 2, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride can raise blood sugar. Pseudoephedrine hydrochloride is an epinephrine-like drug that has the effect of contracting the capillaries of the upper respiratory tract and reducing the symptoms of nasal congestion. At the same time, pseudoephedrine hydrochloride can also raise blood sugar, for diabetic patients with unstable blood sugar, and even cause ketoacidosis. 3, syrup, honey pills and other preparations should not be taken by diabetic patients. Because this kind of cold medicine contains more sugar, the dosage is also larger, will cause fluctuations in blood sugar. Therefore, diabetic patients taking such drugs should choose sugar-free, the corresponding capsules, water pills and other preparations. 4, containing acetaminophen drugs. Such as Tylenol and other cold medicines will sweat, for diabetic patients, especially patients sensitive to this type of drugs, sweating a lot will make the body water decreased, blood sugar increased. Therefore, when taking this type of cold medicine to pay attention to drink more water or drink a certain amount of low sugar content of fruit and vegetable juice. 5, compound preparations to avoid repeated use of drugs. Most of the cold medicines on the market are compound preparations, most of which contain 2 or more ingredients, a wide variety of drugs, different names, but the composition of the formula is similar, the role of drugs is much the same. Therefore, anti-cold medicine should only choose one of them, such as taking more than 2 kinds of drugs at the same time, can lead to repeated medication, overdose, increasing the incidence of adverse drug reactions. Second, the choice of proprietary Chinese medicine to be allopathic: proprietary Chinese medicine may be a good choice for sugar lovers, but proprietary Chinese medicine for colds should also be “allopathic”. 1, symptoms: body pain or tightness, increased body temperature but obviously afraid of cold, runny nose, mouth is not dry, no sore throat or sore throat slight, sputum white quality thin, stomach pain and bloating in the cold attack or aggravated, stool thin, etc.. Choose: cold soft capsule, Zheng Chai Hu drink and other drugs. These drugs can dispel cold and reduce fever, mainly for sugar lovers with cold and flu. If accompanied by sore throat and thirst, cough, etc., belong to the external cold with internal fire, most common in the alternate summer and autumn seasons, you can use cold and fever granules. 2.Symptoms: fever after cold, no obvious fear of cold, dry mouth and throat, yellow runny nose, thirst for water, severe sore throat, ulceration of the mouth and nose, red face and eyes, cough with yellow phlegm, stomach pain and foul breath, dense stool or yellow and foul stool with burning anus, yellow and red urine, etc.. The tongue is red or yellowish in color. Choose from: Shuang Huang Lian Oral Liquid, VC Yin Qiao Tablet, etc. Can be used to treat sugar lovers with heat evidence cold. 3.Symptoms: other symptoms basically disappeared after several days of cold, but there is still pain in the pharynx Selected: Pancreatic root punch, Dazhongye granules, these drugs have been proven by research to have anti-viral effects. 4, summer cold after the summer dizziness, heavy head, drowsy heavy, nausea do not want to eat, sticky stools and other summer humidity colds. Choose: Lei Xiang Zheng Qi water, Huo Xiang Zheng Qi soft capsules or granules, ten drops of water and other drugs. Third, sugar lovers suffering from colds several points to note: 1, drink more water, quiet rest, pay attention to nutrition, light diet, keep the indoor air fresh, temperature, humidity appropriate. 2, diligent monitoring: strengthen the number of blood glucose monitoring, such as fasting, before and after meals, before meals, at night and other points in time. 3.It is better to go to the hospital for medical treatment. When diabetic patients get a cold, they should be treated under the guidance of a doctor, so that they can avoid the adverse consequences of their wrong choice of medicine. Attachment: the active ingredients of common cold medicines in pharmacies (specific instructions can be viewed): 1, Baijiahe = acetaminophen + dextromethorphan hydrobromide + pseudoephedrine hydrochloride. 2, day and night Pepto-Bismol = acetaminophen + dextromethorphan hydrobromide + pseudoephedrine hydrochloride + chlorpheniramine. 3.The ingredients of Tylenol are basically the same as Day & Night Benadryl.