In a medical journal, the Journal of Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism (a leading international journal that publishes research results and practices in the fields of medicine-endocrinology and metabolism), a study showed that people with type 2 diabetes who received medications** may live longer than non-diabetic patients.
That is to say, the life expectancy of patients with type 2 diabetes is not necessarily shorter than that of normal people, the key is to see whether it is diagnosed early, early, whether it is correct to face diabetes and be positive for life, if it can be done, not only will the life expectancy not be shortened, but the quality of life will not be significantly reduced.
From the perspective of medical research and practice, as well as the experience of **, pay attention to the following points, and diabetic patients can live a long life.
1. Pay attention to dietary control.
Diet is the most basic part of diabetes. Therefore, more attention must be paid to food control, and its dietary structure should be more balanced, rational and diverse.
2. Insist on proper exercise.
Moderate exercise can reduce insulin consumption, while obese diabetic patients are not sensitive to insulin injections from themselves and from external sources, and weight loss through exercise can improve the sensitivity of cells to insulin, resulting in a reduction in insulin dosing. In addition, exercise can also reduce the occurrence of diabetes complications.
3. Insist on regular monitoring of blood sugar.
Actively monitoring and keeping a good record of your blood sugar level is the attitude of being responsible for your health and your family. Because most of the diabetic patients can't adhere to regular monitoring, they feel uncomfortable, so they think of monitoring their blood sugar and feel good, so they don't care about it, which is not good for diabetes.
4. Don't be afraid to use insulin.
Many diabetic patients think that the use of insulin injections will lead to dependence, and only when the drug cannot control it, will they use insulin as a last resort. In fact, whether you need to inject supplemental insulin depends on the level of insulin secretion of sugar friends.
If the patient's pancreatic islet cells are completely failing, insulin must be used for life; On the contrary, the use of insulin is equivalent to allowing the islet cells to get a certain rest, and after the blood sugar is stable, insulin can still be stopped and changed to oral medicine.
5. Appropriate choice of insulin fortification**.
Patients whose blood sugar is not effectively controlled by medications and simple insulin** regimens should not be afraid to use insulin fortification**, which refers to satisfactory control of blood sugar through insulin injections (3-5) times a day, in addition to dietary control and exercise**. The intensive ** regimen can be discontinued or used for a long time according to the doctor's instructions according to the patient's actual condition.
6. Maintain a good psychological and mental state.
Emotional changes such as anxiety, fear, sadness, and irritability can affect the patient's psychology, which in turn can have an impact on the diabetic patient. Statistics show that the incidence of diabetes caused by psychological factors accounts for more than 60%. Therefore, maintaining a good mental state is important for the prevention and treatment of diabetes.
7. Prevent complications, or early complications.
Diabetic patients, over time, many will develop different complications, these complications are very harmful, will directly affect the health and longevity of patients. Therefore, diabetics should first have a sense of preventing complications and daily self-care, and realize that only by insisting on diabetes can the appearance of complications be delayed, and once complications occur, even if they are very mild, they should be active.
Diabetes is still a lifelong disease, while adhering to science and a healthy lifestyle, we must also maintain an optimistic attitude, happy sugar control, and healthy life.