Misconception 1: Some supplements can cure diabetes.
Health supplements are not effective in treating, much less curing, diabetes. Health supplements are not a substitute for drugs. The first thing you need to do is to take a health food that has the same characteristics as a food that can regulate the body’s functions and is suitable for a specific group of people. You cannot take health supplements for the purpose of treating a disease.
Myth 2: Glucose-lowering drugs can damage liver and kidney function and should not be taken for a long time.
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Oral hypoglycemic drugs do not have a significant impact on liver and kidney function and will not cause serious harm as long as they are taken in strict accordance with medical advice. On the contrary, if you do not take your medication for long-term high blood sugar, the damage to liver and kidney function will be greater. The liver and kidney function should be reviewed regularly during the treatment of oral hypoglycemic drugs for diabetic patients, and biochemical indicators should be checked once every six months.
Myth 3: Chinese medicine is always better than Western medicine.
Chinese medicine has limited hypoglycemic efficacy and is hardly effective in patients with severe disease. If you have a medication bias and are reluctant to use drugs with stronger glucose-lowering effects, you will miss out on treatment.
Misconception 4: Diabetes is curable.
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that lasts a lifetime. All current treatments can only control the disease, delay the onset of complications, and improve the quality of life of patients, but are still quite far from curing diabetes.
There are also some patients who stop or reduce their medications once their blood glucose is under normal control, which is dangerous. The first thing you need to do is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you are doing. As long as blood glucose is stable and controlled at normal levels, people with diabetes can work and live exactly as healthy people do, and can enjoy a normal life expectancy.
Misconception 5: Stopping medication without permission.
At present, diabetes cannot be completely cured and requires long-term treatment. The patient’s blood sugar returns to normal and the symptoms disappear, but this does not mean that the diabetes has been cured and should be maintained with medication. At the same time, diet control and physical exercise should not be relaxed. The company’s main goal is to provide a comprehensive range of products and services to the public.
Misconception #6: Frequent medication changes.
There is a gradual process by which the effects of the medication take effect, and the effects of the medication only become apparent as the time spent on it increases. The first thing you need to do is to take a look at the results of the study. In fact, some hypoglycemic drugs (such as insulin sensitizers) take up to half a month to a month to achieve the maximum effect of sugar reduction. Therefore, do not easily assume that a particular medication is ineffective.
A more reasonable approach is to gradually adjust the dose of the medication according to blood glucose levels. If your blood sugar does not drop or is not well controlled when you reach the maximum effective dose of the drug, then switch to another drug or combine it with another drug.
Misconception #7: Ignore individualized medication use.
Medication for diabetes is individualized and should be chosen according to each person’s specific situation (e.g., fat or thin, liver or kidney function, age, etc.). The “good drug” is the one that suits the patient’s condition, not the new or expensive drug. The most important thing is to make sure that you have a good idea of what you are doing.