Diabetic patients with stable conditions and no complications can go to highland areas. However, those with more serious conditions and complications such as hypertension and coronary heart disease are not recommended to go to the plateau area.
The thin air and low partial pressure of oxygen in the plateau area will cause hypoxia and may aggravate the condition. For diabetic patients with stable conditions and no complications, it is generally possible to go to the plateau area. However, it is not recommended to go to the plateau area if one’s condition is serious, blood sugar control is unstable, and chronic complications such as hypertension and coronary heart disease also exist.
It is recommended that diabetic patients strengthen their daily life management, cooperate with doctors for active treatment, and consult their doctors beforehand if they need to go to highland areas.