5 Things to Do in Autumn to Prevent Complications from Making Trouble

Every autumn, the blood sugar and blood pressure of people with diabetes tend to fluctuate easily. It is recommended that people with diabetes do the following to survive the troubled autumn.

1. Reduce colds

In autumn, the temperature difference between morning and evening is large, especially the sudden change in temperature after rain, which is the period of high incidence of disease. Patients' blood vessels constrict, blood pressure rises, immune function changes greatly, and resistance will gradually decrease. Diabetes patients are particularly susceptible to colds after catching cold, and are more likely to develop lung, urinary system and other infections than ordinary people. Therefore, you must pay attention to keeping warm, stay up less late, and insist on a certain amount of outdoor exercise.

2. Strictly control blood sugar

After autumn, many diabetic patients will have elevated blood sugar and may feel hungry between 3 and 5 pm. This is related to the cooler weather, increased appetite, reduced exercise, and the inability to metabolize the sugar absorbed in the body. People with diabetes should avoid eating too much fat and control calories appropriately. Of course, you don’t need to be too nervous if you find that your blood sugar rises after one test, because blood sugar varies between day and night. Sometimes only fasting blood sugar rises, but blood sugar at other time points does not necessarily rise. Therefore, you should weigh it in conjunction with blood sugar throughout the day. Do not blindly increase the dosage just because blood sugar rises at certain points in time.

3. Take good care of your feet

In the dry season of autumn, the feet of people with diabetes are particularly prone to dryness, peeling, and further damage. Due to poor circulation in the lower limbs, problems such as leg cramps, numbness, pain, and unconscious damage are prone to occur. If the feet are not properly cared for at this time, tiny wounds will quickly develop into diabetic feet that are difficult to heal. First of all, patients should choose shoes and socks with good breathability; secondly, use their wrists instead of directly using their feet to test the water temperature before soaking their feet to avoid burns due to reduced foot sensation. Do not soak your feet for more than 10 minutes; thirdly, after washing your feet Wipe dry in time, especially between toes, and apply some moisturizer after drying. If fungal infection occurs, it should be treated with medicine in time.

4. Protect your joints during exercise

Autumn exercise for diabetic patients can be described as "dangerous". Middle-aged and elderly people and women after menopause are prone to damage to their joints and ligaments. Therefore, when exercising, you must control the intensity and amount of exercise, and proceed step by step. The exercise time should be 30 to 60 minutes daily based on individual conditions. If appropriate, you can choose gentler exercises such as brisk walking and jogging. Pay special attention to keeping your joints warm and wear protective gear to prevent injury.

5. Eat more water-rich foods.

"Posting autumn fat" is not suitable for all diabetics. People with diabetes should control the intake of high-protein and high-fat foods, and pay attention to eating more fruits and vegetables with high water content, which can promote body fluids and moisturize dryness, nourish the kidneys and lungs. Such as spinach, mushrooms, bitter melon, cucumber, etc.