To prevent diabetes complications, check these three items

Many people with diabetes do not pay attention to the management of diabetes, and as a result, suffer from chronic complications such as blindness, amputation, myocardial infarction, or kidney failure. Therefore, if people with diabetes want to strengthen blood sugar control and prevent complications, they must put prevention first!

1. The key to preventing chronic complications of diabetes lies in the word "early"

Once diabetes is discovered, it is necessary to start with early and standardized treatment. You must not rush into the disease and believe that some magical medicine or folk prescription can cure it. Or some diabetics feel that they are not diabetic when they see that their blood sugar improves after taking medicine and want to stop taking medicine. , resulting in repeated blood sugar, which is very detrimental to disease control. Early detection of diabetes, controlling blood sugar within a reasonable range, and actively monitoring blood pressure and blood lipids can effectively prevent complications.

2. To prevent complications of diabetes, three major indicators must be controlled:

1. Control glycosylated hemoglobin within 7%

More and more studies show that controlling glycated hemoglobin is one of the key factors in preventing complications. It is best to control glycated hemoglobin within 7.0%. For every 1 percentage point decrease in glycated value, the occurrence of eye, kidney and nervous system complications is reduced. The rate can be reduced by 40%; and glycated hemoglobin is exactly the stable blood sugar value for three months. Good glycation control means that long-term blood sugar is also good, and there is no opportunity for complications.

2. Long-term monitoring and control of blood pressure below 130/80mmHg

Diabetes and high blood pressure are often related to the same disease. If they are not well controlled, they will affect each other and continue to rise. For adults with diabetes, blood pressure should be controlled below 130/80mmHg, which can effectively reduce heart disease by 33% to 50%. The incidence of hypertension, and the control of hypertension can reduce the incidence of eye, kidney, and neurological diseases by about 33%. It can be seen that by controlling blood sugar and blood pressure at the same time, health is further protected!

If diabetic patients have high blood pressure and are affected by high blood sugar, they are prone to kidney disease. Therefore, urine protein tests should be done frequently to prevent kidney disease from occurring.

3. People with diabetes should also monitor their blood lipids and control them within normal norms.

Test blood lipids at least once. In addition to blood sugar and blood pressure, another important item is blood lipids. People with diabetes must also pay attention to it. Try to keep low-density lipoprotein (LDL) lower than 2.59mmol/L, triglyceride lower than 1.695mmol/L, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL). HDL) higher than 1.036mmol/L for men and 1.295mmol/L for women can reduce the risk of heart disease by 20% to 50%.

The way to stay away from the harm of chronic complications of diabetes is actually very simple. By controlling blood sugar and actively adjusting hyperlipidemia and hypertension, early detection and early prediction, early detection of problems and early treatment can effectively prevent or delay the development of complications. Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and hypertension also influence each other. As long as diabetic patients establish an overall concept and strengthen the prevention and control of the three, they can avoid the occurrence of chronic complications. Come on, everyone, and I wish you all good health and longevity!