Diabetes is a common endocrine metabolic disease characterized by elevated blood glucose, which itself is not febrile, and the main symptoms are excessive drinking, eating, urination, and weight loss. High blood glucose causes a decrease in the body’s immune function, and a combination of other infections can cause fever.
Patients with diabetes are prone to localized infections such as skin infections, lung infections, and urinary tract infections. If the infection persists and is not cured in time, recurrent fevers may occur and the condition is more persistent. Therefore, some patients who are frequently ill or have a fever need to have their fasting blood glucose and postprandial blood glucose checked.
Fever is only a very common clinical symptom, and not all patients with diabetes will develop fever. The two main causes of fever are infection; and non-infectious disease. When a diabetic patient develops a fever, the first step is to clarify the diagnosis and rule out infectious diseases. Under the guidance of the doctor, the blood sugar should be controlled reasonably to reduce the occurrence of various complications. Without infectious diseases, the presence of fever in diabetic patients requires high attention and does not exclude the cause of diseases of the immune system and central nervous system.