Before you know it, fall is here. The weather suddenly changes from hot and muggy to cool, often catching some people with chronic diseases off guard. This weather is especially bad for people with diabetes, because the ensuing change in diet often makes blood sugar less controllable and more likely to aggravate the condition. So, how do diabetics get through this “eventful autumn”?
In the fall, people’s appetite increases after the cool weather, and there are many fruits and melons in the fall, so if diabetic patients are greedy and do not pay attention to control the total amount and type of food they eat, it can cause blood sugar to rise.
Many people believe that diabetics must eat less, fearing that eating more will cause blood sugar to rise. But how much should be eaten, I think many people are confused about this. What do you mean by less? What do you mean by more? Diabetic patients should eat strictly in accordance with the requirements of the diabetic diet, but not what people call eating less, but according to the patient’s condition, weight, the doctor to develop a diet plan.
For many patients worried about the dietary taboos, in addition to several diets high in sugar, there is no excessive requirements in terms of variety, the key is to control the total caloric intake. For example, for staple foods, it is fine to eat steamed buns and rice, as long as the total calorie intake meets the standards set by the doctor, while vegetables with minimal calories like cucumbers and tomatoes can be eaten more often to satisfy the patient’s hunger.
Diabetic patients should pay attention to their diet in the fall to treat diabetes, and diet therapy is the basis of diabetes treatment. The temperature drops in autumn and sweating decreases, which tends to lead to an increase in the secretion of various digestive juices and people’s appetite, which is one of the factors for the rise of blood sugar. Under the guidance of doctors, diabetic patients should develop a scientific diet plan according to their own situation, control staple foods and avoid eating desserts. When you feel hungry, you can increase side dishes such as soy products and dairy products, and eat more fresh vegetables.
Diabetic patients should pay attention to proper exercise in autumn to treat diabetes. Exercise can enhance physical fitness, improve the body’s ability to resist cold and disease, and also stimulate insulin secretion, which is very beneficial for regulating blood sugar and stabilizing the condition. Therefore, diabetic patients can choose the appropriate form of exercise according to their own situation, and can develop a suitable exercise program with the help of a doctor.
Diabetic patients should pay attention to the prevention of infection in the treatment of diabetes in autumn. The decrease in temperature causes a decrease in the resistance of the respiratory mucosa, a decrease in the elasticity of the skin, skin infections, urinary tract infections, etc. are the most common complications of diabetes. Especially patients with chronic pharyngitis, sinusitis and bronchitis are prone to lung infections, which can even become a major cause of life-threatening conditions. Therefore, diabetic patients should pay attention to the cleanliness and hygiene of the skin, bathe frequently, and treat skin breaks, nail fungus, boils and folliculitis in a timely manner. Pay attention to oral hygiene, adhere to the morning and evening, brush and rinse the mouth after meals, suffering from dental disease timely treatment.
Diabetic patients in the fall to do 3 precautions.
1, diabetes psychological prevention, dry weather in autumn, morning and evening temperature difference, diabetes patients are not easy to stabilize the mood, poor sleep, anxiety, easy to cause blood glucose fluctuations, not easy to control, the treatment of diabetes is not conducive. So diabetic patients in the fall to do a good job of psychological prevention, pay attention to maintain mental balance, meditation, peace of mind, regular diet and medication to maintain a healthy state.
2, diabetes complications prevention, because in the autumn diabetes patients’ blood sugar is prone to fluctuations, but also prone to the occurrence and development of various complications, so diabetes patients in the autumn to do frequent tests, inspections, to avoid the occurrence of diabetes complications, for special circumstances of patients more appropriate hospitalization.
3, diabetes diet prevention. Autumn diet is also an important element that affects the treatment of diabetes, so it is especially important to do a good job in the autumn to prevent diabetes diet for diabetes treatment. Diabetes diet precautions should pay attention to not eat fruit immediately after meals, otherwise it is easy to form flatulence, constipation, easy to make blood sugar rise. Do not drink tea immediately after meals and do not take a bath immediately after meals, otherwise the digestive function of the gastrointestinal tract will be weakened.
What to pay attention to in the diet of diabetic patients in autumn.
Myth 1: Only control staple foods, not total calories. The correct concept should be to control the balance of total daily calorie intake. Excessive intake of meat foods and cooking oil will cause excessive total calories. Therefore, it is advisable to eat more vegetables and coarse grains, especially coarse grains are rich in plant fiber, which can stimulate pancreatic cells and promote insulin synthesis.
Myth 2: The less staple food intake, the better. Under the premise of controlling total calories, the amount of staple foods should be relaxed. Staple food is the cheapest and most direct source of calorie supply. If the intake of staple food is too little, the body will break down proteins and fats to produce heat, which will further cause metabolic disorders of the three major nutrients and even produce ketoacidosis.
Myth 3: Eat only thin rice, not dry rice. Eat thin rice absorption is fast, blood sugar rise is also correspondingly accelerated, it is best to more dry less thin, mainly dry.
Myth 4: Eat only vegetarian and not meat. Animal food has more high-quality protein and contains nutrients that are more easily absorbed by the body. Of course, eat more meat and less vegetarian is not scientific. Eat more meat will inevitably cause too much protein, animal fat intake increased. Too much meat and fat intake is the common problem of the Western diet. Therefore, a balanced diet is best.
Myth 5: In order to reduce urination, thirsty afraid to drink water. In fact, polyuria is not a result of more water in the body, but a result of high blood sugar. The key to avoid excessive drinking and urination is to control high blood sugar. Less water blood thick, easy to hypertonic, diabetic food taboos in the only water is unlimited, should encourage more water.
Myth 6: Sugar-free food can be eaten at will. Although sugar-free food does not contain monosaccharide or sucrose, but still contains carbohydrates as other foods, must be a reasonable share of the total daily caloric intake, can not just eat.
Myth 7: Fruits and vegetables are similar and can be eaten at will. Fruits contain higher sugar than vegetables, so patients with stable blood sugar control should eat between meals. Fruits contain many trace elements, such as chromium and manganese, which are helpful to improve the activity of insulin in the body. When blood sugar is under control, it is beneficial to eat various fruits properly.
The hot summer is over and the coolness of autumn is ushered in. We would like to remind diabetic patients that after autumn, the night is long and the day is short, so if dinner or late can’t maintain the energy required throughout the night, nighttime hypoglycemia will easily occur. Therefore, diabetic patients should pay attention to the prevention of hypoglycemia. The main reasons for the occurrence of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients are.
1, hypoglycemic drugs, such as insulin, oral hypoglycemic drugs and other doses are too large, or improper time to take medication.
2, meal time is too late or not enough food, causing fasting and starvation hypoglycemia.
3.Strenuous exercise or too much exercise without increasing the amount of food.
4.Drinking alcohol excessively on an empty stomach.
5, malnutrition, liver and kidney insufficiency, use of sulfa drugs and those who are older have increased sensitivity to hypoglycemic drugs and are prone to hypoglycemia.
In addition, patients who use medium-acting insulin at night before going to bed are prone to nocturnal hypoglycemia if they do not take extra meals before going to bed