Is what you learned about hypoglycemia really correct?

Hypoglycemia is a syndrome caused by low venous plasma glucose concentration caused by various causes and clinically characterized by sympathetic nerve excitement and brain cell hypoxia. The fasting blood glucose concentration in adults is lower than 2.8 mmol/L. Diabetes mellitus A patient can be diagnosed with hypoglycemia if the blood sugar value is less than 3.9 mmol/L.

Typical symptoms of hypoglycemia include sweating, palpitation, hunger, trembling, blurred vision, etc. In severe cases, inability to concentrate, agitation, irritability, and even coma may occur. We will emphasize prevention in the weekly diabetes health education class. Some patients do not understand the importance of hypoglycemia and first aid measures. They think that because their blood sugar is so high, hypoglycemia will not occur. However, they do not know that hypoglycemia is far more harmful than hyperglycemia.

Why do diabetics suffer from hypoglycemia? The reason is that when patients first take insulin, they are in the insulin dose adjustment period. It is inevitable that patients with excessive insulin doses will be more sensitive to insulin, causing hypoglycemia. In addition, some patients have very high blood sugar levels before using insulin, and their blood sugar levels will increase after using insulin. The drop is too rapid, so hypoglycemia can occur even when the blood sugar level is not lower than normal. Clinical findings have shown that hypoglycemia can also occur if you do not eat staple food after injecting insulin. Exercise should be done 1 hour after a meal to prevent hypoglycemia.

How to reduce the occurrence of hypoglycemia in life? People with diabetes should eat and exercise regularly, and eat regularly and quantitatively. It is best to exercise 1 hour after a meal, and the exercise time is about half an hour. Do not engage in high-intensity strenuous exercise. At the same time, strengthen self-monitoring of blood sugar, and make timely adjustments according to blood sugar monitoring conditions. Medication. These methods can help reduce the occurrence of hypoglycemia.

All diabetics should always carry some fruit candies and biscuits with them to correct hypoglycemic reactions in time. In addition, a hard card should be carried with you, indicating the patient's name, disease diagnosis, condition description, work address, home address and phone number, so that when hypoglycemia occurs, appropriate treatment can be given based on the card information. Therefore, in order to reduce and delay the occurrence of diabetic complications. People with diabetes must correctly understand the dangers of hypoglycemia.