Patients with diabetes need to take medication for life. Diabetes is a metabolic disease caused by chronic hyperglycemia, mainly due to inadequate secretion or defective utilization of insulin. Different causes of diabetes correspond to different treatments:
Type 1 diabetes is due to absolute deficiency of insulin secretion due to destruction of insulin-secreting pancreatic B cells, and for such patients lifelong injections of the deficient insulin are required.
Type 2 diabetes, on the other hand, is due to defective insulin utilization, i.e., insulin resistance. For the treatment of such patients, lifelong oral hypoglycemic medication is required, and once the medication is stopped privately, it may cause diseases such as diabetic ketoacidosis, diabetic nephropathy, and diabetic retinopathy, and these serious complications are sometimes life-threatening, so do not stop the medication privately.
At this point, patients can monitor their blood glucose and adjust their treatment with the help of their doctor. At the same time, patients need to recognize that diabetes is a chronic disease that cannot be cured, and they need to live with a positive attitude and active treatment. If they still have anxiety and depression, they can seek help from a psychiatrist.