Three categories of people associated with diabetes should be selected for different countermeasures.
High-risk groups
Strategy: Good diet + moderate exercise + control of fat percentage + no smoking
The risk of developing type 2 diabetes increases in most people as they age, especially when they reach age 45 or older. Therefore, the first step to prevent diabetes in anyone at risk is to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
There are four measures of a so-called healthy lifestyle: first, a good diet, second, moderate exercise, third, meeting the recommended body fat percentage, and fourth, not smoking.
People with high blood sugar
Strategy: a blood glucose meter + a blood glucose diary to prevent chronic complications
If hyperglycemia is present but not involving organ function, this period can be called a “subhealthy” state. In this phase, it is important to keep metabolic indicators such as blood glucose, weight, blood pressure, lipids, uric acid, blood viscosity, and nutrients within reasonable limits to prevent complications of diabetes.
This population needs to be guided by a health care provider to develop an appropriate glucose-lowering regimen and follow up regularly. It is also a good idea to buy a blood glucose meter and prepare a blood glucose diary. The diary should include the date and time of the blood glucose measurement, whether it was fasting or two hours after a meal, whether it was breakfast, lunch or dinner, the type and amount of food eaten, what exercise was done and for how long, and what medications were taken.
Sticking to this will not only give you a pattern of how your blood sugar rises and who the culprits are that affect it, but it will also give you the skills to make your blood sugar stable by adjusting your diet. This diary will also allow your doctor to analyze and identify the causes of high blood sugar.
Patients who develop complications
Strategy: develop a treatment plan + control metabolic indicators to prevent decline in organ function
What to do in case of complications? At this stage, it is important not to be discouraged, but instead to actively prevent acute exacerbation of complications, or further organ failure. Because there are acute complications and chronic complications of diabetes, patients should adjust their mindset, actively cooperate with their doctors, and develop a treatment plan and diet structure appropriate to their condition, and adjust the control goals of various metabolic indicators. In this way, not only the acute complications of diabetes can be greatly reduced, but also the chronic complications can be maintained stable for a long time without aggravation.