Spring is the beginning of the year, is the beginning of all hope, but do not let this season of hope become your nightmare, diabetes patients should start from the side, from the small things, from the details, do a good job of every diabetes health care work. Chinese medicine believes: “Therefore, the yin and Yang four seasons, the end of all things also; life and death of the original also; contrary to the disaster is born, from the harsh disease is not, is said to get the way.”
This is to emphasize that whether health or treatment should be in accordance with the four seasons of the Yin and Yang changes, such as diabetes, endocrine metabolic diseases, more attention must be paid to follow the laws of nature conditioning, since you can receive half the result with twice the effort! According to Chinese medicine, from the first day of spring to the first day of summer for the spring of March, March is the season of birth, the weather from cold to warm, the east wind thawing, spring sun rise, the natural world of various organisms sprouting development, abandon the old from the new.
”Spring grows in summer, autumn harvests in winter, and this is the great scripture of heaven”. Spring is warm and cold, the unpredictable climate, as well as the unique requirements of the diet, may make the true qi of diabetic patients to run obstacles, gasification function is not normal, resulting in blood sugar fluctuations. Therefore, diabetes patients spring health in the spirit, diet, living aspects, must be in line with the spring Yang Qi rise, the characteristics of the beginning of life, pay attention to the protection of Yang Qi, focusing on the word “life”, diabetes patients spring health should pay attention to the “three disciplines eight attention”.
The three disciplines are.
One is to protect Yang Qi. In spring, the body’s yang energy is born, it is important to nourish the yang energy, so the first thing to do is to comply with the principle of “spring and summer nourish the yang” proposed in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine. How to maintain Yang Qi in spring?
Method 1: the wind, avoid the time to protect Yang: “Huangdi Neijing” has clearly pointed out: “the wind, avoid the time”, meaning that the wind can make people sick to be able to avoid it in time, this is especially important in the spring. The reason is that spring is the main order of the wind, although the wind is present throughout the year, but mainly in spring. Careful sugar lovers will appreciate that if they take a morning walk in the spring in a strong wind, their blood sugar will definitely rise!
Method two: living conditioning to help Yang Qi. In the spring, the body’s Yang Qi begins to tend to table, the skin coup gradually stretch, the muscle surface Qi and blood supply increased and the limbs feel sleepy, commonly known as “spring sleepy”, so there is “spring sleep does not feel the dawn, everywhere hear the birds” said, often the day high three feet, sleepiness has not disappeared. However, sleeping lazily is not conducive to the development of Yang energy. Therefore, we should control the time of sleep, and in terms of living, we should sleep at night and get up early, free from the crown and hair, loosen the clothes and belt, stretch the body, walk slowly in the courtyard or in the field, and overcome the state of laziness and sleep, so as to help the vitality of Yang to rise.
Method 3: Exercise to revitalize Yang Qi. In the cold winter, the human body’s metabolism is slow, hiding more essence than gas, the internal organs of the Yang Qi have different degrees of decline, so after the spring, should strengthen exercise. To the fresh air, such as parks, squares, woods, riverside, hillside, etc., play ball, run, boxing, do exercises, the form is not constrained, to take their own good, as much as possible, so that the spring gas rise in order, Yang Qi growth has the road, in line with the “spring and summer Yang” requirements. Older people with mobility problems, in the spring when it is bright, can be in the garden pavilion open place, by the fence far away, to smooth the angry. Studies have shown that exercise after meals can significantly reduce blood sugar, but do not sit in silence, so as not to produce depression, which is not conducive to Shu Fa.
Method four: dietary regimen to supplement Yang Qi. In the spring, Yang Qi is born, it is advisable to eat pungent and sweet products, and should not eat the taste of acid. Acid into the liver, and with the astringent nature, is not conducive to the development of Yang Qi and liver Qi drainage, and enough to affect the spleen and stomach to adapt the function, so the “regimen news theory” said: “when the spring, food taste should be reduced acid to increase the sweet, to nourish the spleen”. Spring wood vigorous, and liver corresponding, liver wood less than solid should be used to supplement, but too much liver wood is grams of spleen earth, so the “Golden Horoscope” has “spring does not eat liver” said. This shows that the diet regimen, the actual application, but also depending on the person’s deficiency, flexible control should not be rigidly applied. In a word, in terms of diet, it is appropriate to eat sweet food and less sour food to protect the spleen and stomach qi. It is advisable to eat more foods that can warm up Yang Qi. Li Shizhen in the “Compendium of Materia Medica” advocates “to onion, garlic, leek, artemisia, mustard and other pungent and tender vegetables, mixed and eat”, onion, garlic, leek can be considered good vegetables and good medicine to nourish Yang.
Two to focus on nourishing the “liver”
Liver law one: the spirit of health. Spring is wood, and liver corresponding. The liver is the main drainage, in the will for the anger, evil depression and like to transfer. Therefore, spring health, not only to abstain from anger, but also to avoid depression, to be open-minded, optimistic and cheerful, for natural things to be “born and do not kill, give and do not take, reward and impunity”, in order to make the mood and spirit of vitality, and quiet and peaceful, and the spring gas corresponding, in line with the maintenance of “life The “life” of the machine requirements. Modern research has shown that diabetes is also a psychosomatic disease, and emotions are closely related. Bad emotions can lead to dramatic fluctuations in blood sugar!
The second method of liver care: remember not to stay up late. Your liver needs sleep – go to bed by 11pm every night. Around midnight is the “liver meridian” time. If you don’t sleep during this time, not only will your skin be rough, easily fatigued, dry mouth, fire, and blood sugar will be stubborn in the morning, breaking your life. Therefore, the best way to nourish the liver and protect it is to go to bed before 11 p.m., so that you get a full night’s sleep every day.
Three to prevent disease health care
In early spring, when the cold turns to warmth, the warm and poisonous evil starts to move, and the disease-causing microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses grow and multiply. Therefore, the wind temperature, spring temperature, warm poison, warm epidemic, that is, modern medicine, influenza, pneumonia, measles, influenza, scarlet fever and other infectious diseases have occurred, epidemic.
Preventive measures include.
First, hygiene, remove pests, eliminate the source of infection.
The second is to open more windows, so that indoor air circulation.
The third is to strengthen health care exercise to improve the body’s defensive capabilities.
In the spring also can not ignore the drug health care, some ancient Chinese health practitioners have proposed that in this season should also take some Chinese medicine, in order to adjust the body function, to prevent disease. Diabetic immune function is low, take some tonic medicine that can enhance the body’s resistance to prevent the occurrence of external fever. For example, Yu Ping Feng San, etc. You can also make herbs such as Cang Zhu and Gui Zhi into aromatic capsules to wear with you.
Eight notes are.
1, regular life, do not sleep lazy.
In spring, the human yang tends to table, the skin stretches, the peripheral blood supply increases, sweat gland secretion also increases, the body organ load increases, while the central nervous system occurs a sedative, hypnotic effect, the limbs tend to feel sleepy. At this time should not be greedy to sleep, it is not conducive to Yang Qi rise, in order to adapt to this climate change, patients should go to bed early and get up early in the morning.
2.Nourish the spirit, good mood.
Some patients are difficult to adapt to the changes in the spring climate, easily triggered by mental illness. Modern medical research shows that bad moods can easily lead to liver stagnation, neuroendocrine system dysfunction, immune function decline, easy to combine psychiatric diseases, infectious diseases and heart, cerebrovascular disease. Therefore, patients should try to maintain a happy spirit every day.
3, strengthen exercise, exhale the old and new.
After spring, we should adapt to the characteristics of Yang Qi rising, strengthen exercise, you can go to the fresh air of nature to run, play tai chi, do exercises, walk, play ball, fly kites, etc., so that the body exhale the old and new, so that the muscles and bones are stretched. Practice has proved that patients who often participate in exercise in the spring, strong resistance to disease, quick thinking, not easy to fatigue, can reduce the occurrence of complications of diabetes.
4, pay attention to warmth, pay attention to health.
The “spring cover and autumn freeze” is the experience of health care in accordance with the climate. Because people cover a winter with cotton clothes, metabolic function is weak, can not quickly regulate body temperature. Spring climate change, sometimes cold and sometimes warm, while the human skin surface loose, resistance is weakened, so the arrival of spring do not take off thick clothes at once, especially the elderly patients. If you dress thinly, a little negligence will easily lead to disease and endanger health.
5, active treatment, strict self-discipline.
Take medication on time, exercise appropriately, strengthen the body’s resistance, monitor blood sugar at all times, adjust the amount of medication, strictly control blood sugar, actively prevent and treat various acute and chronic complications, and get rid of the intrinsic factors that produce infections.
6.Comprehensive physical examination, prepare for health.
Spring is the best season for medical checkups, so you may want to “overhaul” your body first in the spring. Health checkups are the most effective means of disease prevention. Diabetic patients may be temporarily relieved under the guidance and treatment of their doctors, but not once and for all. Therefore, you should still have regular follow-ups and checkups. Blood glucose should be checked at least once a week, and checked for the occurrence of comorbidities.
7. Eat a light diet with nutrition.
Diabetic patients should eat more fresh vegetables, such as spinach, leeks, cucumbers, tomatoes, toon sprouts, bitter melon, etc. Daily staple food to 4 to 6 two is appropriate, young patients and patients with greater activity can be relaxed.
8. Pay attention to cleanliness and maintain hygiene.
Diabetic patients should keep their skin clean, bathe regularly, change underwear frequently, and wash and dry bedding frequently; female patients should pay particular attention to the cleanliness of the vulva; pay attention to oral hygiene, and develop the good habit of brushing teeth in the morning and evening and rinsing the mouth after meals.