Diabetic autumn health

With the arrival of autumn, the weather gradually turns cooler, for diabetic patients, good health care is beneficial for the prevention and control of disease. So what should diabetics pay attention to in autumn?

Do not blindly paste autumn fat

In autumn, there is often the saying of autumn fat, but for diabetic patients, do not blindly tonic, diet also need to adhere to control the total energy, balanced nutrition. It is recommended to increase the proportion of coarse grains and cereals in the main diet, eat more than 500 grams of vegetables every day, and choose meat with less fat, such as lean meat, skinless chicken, fish, etc.

Moderate exercise

The weather turns cooler in autumn, people's outdoor activities are reduced, but diabetic patients should still adhere to moderate exercise to ensure the stability of blood sugar. It is recommended to choose lighter intensity sports, such as walking, tai chi, jogging, cycling, etc.. Exercise 30 minutes a day. It is best to carry a few pieces of sugar with you before going out for exercise to prevent hypoglycemia.

Pay attention to keep warm

In autumn, the temperature difference between day and night is large, diabetic patients should pay attention to the cold and warmth, timely increase and decrease clothing to prevent colds. Diabetics have a weak ability to resist infection, and once they catch a cold, it is easy to induce lung infection, which can cause a sharp rise in blood sugar. At the same time, some cold medicines can also cause a rise in blood sugar. It is recommended that diabetic patients who have a cold should monitor their blood sugar and seek medical attention as soon as possible if they are unwell.

Regulate emotions

Since ancient times, there is the saying of sad spring and autumn, autumn scenery is depressed, some diabetics inevitably feel emotional depression. And emotional instability can lead to fluctuations in blood sugar. It is recommended that diabetic patients should pay attention to the regulation of emotions, when the sky is clear, go out for a walk, or cultivate more personal hobbies, such as chess, flowers, etc., timely relief of bad mood, conducive to the control of the disease.

Do not scratch the skin

The dry weather in autumn, coupled with high blood sugar on the nerve and blood vessel damage, diabetics often feel itchy, but this time do not scratch the skin, because the diabetic resistance to infection is weak, scratching the skin is easy to cause infection. It is recommended that diabetics can use some emollient lotion or use a humidifier to increase the humidity of the air to relieve the discomfort of itchy skin. In addition, good control of blood sugar is the solution to the root of the problem.

Foot soaking requires caution

When the temperature drops in autumn, it is very comfortable to soak your feet in hot water at night. But for diabetics, years of high blood sugar may make the foot has been neuropathy, pain, temperature are not very sensitive, with hot water soaking feet, may lead to high temperature burns skin, but also unaware. And suffering from ischemic diabetic foot, high temperature hot water soaking feet will also aggravate tissue ischemia, making the condition worse. It is recommended that diabetic foot soak should pay attention to the water temperature, to about 37 ℃ is appropriate. After washing the feet in time to dry the skin.