Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease, and patients often need to maintain blood sugar stability through diet, exercise, medications, etc. However, some diabetics have low blood sugar during night sleep**, what causes this?Traditional Chinese medicine believes that hypoglycemia in diabetic patients sleeping at night may be related to various factors such as visceral dysfunction, mood swings, and improper diet. This article will combine the theory of traditional Chinese medicine and ancient and modern prescriptions**, and provide some scientific and effective prevention and treatment suggestions for diabetic patients.
1. Analysis of the theory of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that diabetes mellitus is a syndrome of medium coke disease, which is mostly caused by deficiency syndromes such as weakness of the spleen and stomach and unstable kidney qi. Diabetic patients have hypoglycemia when they sleep at night, mainly because sleep is a process in which the body enters a state of rest, and relatively little energy is consumed.
2. Spleen and stomach disorders and hypoglycemia.
The spleen is mainly transported, and the stomach is mainly accepted. Spleen and stomach dysfunction is an important cause of hypoglycemia at night in diabetic patients. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that a weak spleen and stomach will lead to insufficient spleen function, which will affect the digestion, absorption and transformation of food, resulting in the occurrence of hypoglycemia. At this time, during the night's sleep, the body's demand for blood sugar decreases, and the secretion of insulin remains unstable, causing blood sugar to drop.
3. Mood swings and hypoglycemia.
Mood swings are also an important cause of hypoglycemia at night in diabetic patients. Traditional Chinese medicine believes that emotional irritability, nervousness, or prolonged anxiety, depression and other adverse emotions can affect the function of the liver, resulting in a deficiency of liver yin, which in turn affects the secretion and regulation of insulin, resulting in a drop in blood sugar levels.
Fourth, the diet should be reasonable.
Dietary regulation is the cornerstone of diabetes**. Diabetic patients should control the amount of sugar and starchy foods they consume at dinner before going to bed at night, and avoid excessive intake of high-sugar foods and carbohydrates. At the same time, appropriately increasing the intake of protein and fat can improve the stability of blood sugar after meals. In addition, moderate consumption of certain Chinese medicines can also play a certain role in regulation, such as bitter gourd, wolfberry, yellow essence, etc.
5. Ancient and modern prescriptions to relieve hypoglycemia.
There are many famous prescriptions in ancient Chinese medicine, which also play a certain role in relieving low blood sugar in diabetic patients at night. For example, "Shenling Baizhu San" is a famous prescription for weak spleen and stomach, mainly composed of astragalus, atractylodes, poria cocos, etc., which can tonify the spleen and stomach, nourish qi and nourish blood, and improve the function of the spleen and stomach. At the same time, some modern studies have also shown that wolfberry has the effect of regulating blood sugar and can be used as an auxiliary for diabetics**.
6. Prevention and control suggestions.
In view of the problem of hypoglycemia in diabetic patients at night, we should start from many aspects for effective prevention and **. First, establish a reasonable diet plan and avoid excessive sugar and starchy food intake. Secondly, maintaining a good mindset and avoiding mood swings can be achieved through proper exercise, relaxation, etc. In addition, diabetic patients can also choose appropriate Chinese medicine for assistance under the guidance of traditional Chinese medicine** to improve the stability of spleen and stomach function and blood sugar.
Conclusion: In conclusion, it is not uncommon for diabetic patients to experience hypoglycemia when they sleep at night. Traditional Chinese medicine theories suggest that factors such as spleen and stomach dysfunction, mood swings, and improper diet can all contribute to this phenomenon. Therefore, diabetic patients need to prevent the occurrence of nocturnal hypoglycemia through reasonable diet, psychological adjustment and traditional Chinese medicine. It is hoped that the popular science in this article can provide reference and guidance for the majority of patients.
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