Chinese New Year is the most important traditional festival of the Chinese people, from the ancient times “officials have congratulations, private offerings”, to today’s “rich or poor, home for the New Year”, for thousands of years, the Spring Festival has become a national cultural symbol, naturally there is no shortage of banquets and dinners, goblets and chips The Chinese New Year has become a cultural symbol for thousands of years, and naturally involves banquets, gobbling, visiting friends and relatives, and sending and receiving…the lifestyle during the Spring Festival is very different from the usual. For people with diabetes, this change in lifestyle can lead to fluctuations in blood sugar, which can pose many health risks. In this sense, the Spring Festival is also an examination paper for diabetics, and we need to accumulate relevant knowledge and prepare well before the examination, so that we can pass the examination successfully and get good results. Beware of high blood sugar It is said that “when people are happy, their blood sugar is high at the Spring Festival.” During the Spring Festival, the whole family is reunited and enjoys a good time. Not only is the main meal much richer than usual, snacks and snacks are also greatly increased. When the mood is comfortable, vigilance will naturally decline, and many sugar lovers who usually have strict dietary management are not immune to “losing their gates” at this time. Is there a way for the majority of sugar lovers to enjoy food and avoid high blood sugar? For all kinds of delicacies, sugar lovers do not have to be afraid to eat. Remember the “glycemic index (GI)” and “glycemic load (GL)” that we have been introduced to? Simply put, the GI is a measure of how much effect various foods may have on blood sugar, and foods with a high index (greater than 70) are not suitable for diabetics, while those with a low index (less than 55) are healthy foods suitable for diabetes; and the GL tells us that diabetics can actually eat any food in theory, as long as they pay attention to the “amount “especially the high GI food, especially need to strictly control. Put into concrete practice, it is recommended that we should try a variety of foods in a shallow manner, eat a few more bites of low GI value in moderation, and eat less of high GI value, while paying attention to controlling the total amount of intake throughout the day and maintaining a good dietary structure. As Chinese New Year dishes contain a lot of salt and oil, patients with hypertension should eat lighter foods, less salty and pickled foods, and patients with kidney disease should control the intake of protein foods. 2. pay attention to the preparation of medication, do not forget to take medication The original regular rhythm of life during the Spring Festival is disrupted, many patients may forget to fill their medication in time, and when found when the medicine bag has been empty. Some friends are immersed in the joy and excitement of the festival, or busy chatting with friends and relatives, and forget to take their medication at the end of the day; a very small number of people even have the superstitious idea of “not seeing a doctor in the first month” and “not taking medication in the New Year”, and actively stop taking their medication. You should know that the random interruption of medication is a major taboo in the treatment of diabetes, coupled with the intake of food during the Spring Festival, it is very likely to lead to a significant increase in blood sugar, and even “ketoacidosis”, “hyperosmolar coma” and other acute complications of diabetes, which poses a major threat to health and life. This can pose a major threat to health and life safety. Therefore, it is recommended that before the Chinese New Year, sugar lovers should prepare their daily medications in advance and develop good medication habits. More dangerous hypoglycemia The threat of Chinese New Year for sugar lovers is not only high blood sugar, but also hypoglycemia, which is more dangerous and deserves more attention than high blood sugar. As the saying goes, “high blood sugar is like a wolf, low blood sugar is like a tiger”, the damage caused by high blood sugar to the body is calculated in years, but the harm caused by low blood sugar is calculated in minutes and seconds. 1. Pay attention to the time and order of serving dishes. During the Spring Festival dinner, there are more dishes, and the order of “cold dishes – hot dishes – main dishes” is often followed, which prolongs the dining time significantly. Once the waiting time for meals is too long, or the cold dishes take too long, while the hot dishes and main meals are late, not eating in time plus the effect of drugs, it is easy to occur hypoglycemia. This is especially important for patients who take oral glinides, or inject rapid-acting, short-acting or premixed insulin before meals. If you are already on medication, you should offer to ask for a main meal to be served first. 2. Drinking alcohol needs to be moderate. During the Spring Festival dinner, it is often necessary to drink to cheer up, because alcohol has the effect of inhibiting liver sugar isogenesis, if you drink too much alcohol and do not eat in time, it is easy to induce hypoglycemia. Therefore, for diabetic patients, it is recommended not to drink alcohol or drink a small amount of alcohol, generally no more than 100 ml of wine, no more than 350 ml of beer, do not drink white wine, especially do not drink alcohol on an empty stomach. 3. Bring food with you As we visit friends and relatives during the Spring Festival, we spend a lot of time on the road, so it is recommended to bring along sugar cubes, cookies and other foodstuffs in case of any danger. This is a good habit that should be maintained all year round. Keep in mind that hypoglycemia can strike at any time or place, and a piece of candy in your pocket may be a life-saving panacea.