With the continuous improvement of people's living standards and the popularity of a well-off life, various diseases related to affluence have emerged, and diabetes is one of them. Some people cannot tolerate long-term medication and turn to food therapy. Can food therapy really cure hypoglycemia?
[Can Food Therapy Cure Hypoglycemia?]
Hypoglycemia can generally be cured. The treatment includes two aspects: relieving the symptoms of hypoglycemia and correcting the various underlying causes of hypoglycemia. For mild to moderate hypoglycemia, drinking sugar water or sugary drinks, or eating candy, cookies, bread, steamed buns, etc., can alleviate the symptoms. For drug-induced hypoglycemia, the relevant drugs should be discontinued promptly.
For severe cases and suspected hypoglycemic coma patients, capillary blood glucose should be tested promptly. Even without the blood glucose results, 50% glucose should be injected intravenously at a dose of 40-60ml, followed by intravenous infusion of 5%-10% glucose solution. For patients with impaired consciousness, feeding should be avoided to prevent airway obstruction.
[Hypoglycemic Diet Therapy]
1. Five-Spice Fried Sparrow
Ingredients: 10 sparrows, a little five-spice powder, yellow wine, ginger slices, soy sauce, monosodium glutamate (MSG), all to taste.
Method:
① Remove the feathers and internal organs from the sparrows, wash them, and marinate them with wine, soy sauce, five-spice powder, and MSG for half an hour, then roll them in dry cornstarch.
② Heat vegetable oil to about 60% hot, add ginger slices and fry the sparrows until golden brown.
2. Taishi Eel Soup
Ingredients: 250g eel fillets, 100g lean pork, 50g water-soaked black fungus, 5 shiitake mushrooms, 1 clove of garlic, yellow wine, scallion, ginger, sesame oil, salt, and MSG, all to taste.
Method:
① Cut the eel fillets and lean pork into 3cm long strips. Marinate the eel fillets with wine and salt for a while.
② Heat oil to about 50% hot, add minced garlic, ginger, and stir-fry the eel fillets, add wine, pork strips, and enough water.
③ Bring to a boil, add black fungus and shiitake mushroom strips, simmer for 15 minutes, season with salt, and thicken with a little cornstarch. Garnish with scallion and drizzle with sesame oil.
3. Shrimp Skin with Bean Curd Stick
Ingredients: 250g bean curd sticks, 20g dried shrimp skin, 1 clove of garlic, sesame oil, ginger, salt, and MSG, all to taste.
Method:
① Soak the dried shrimp skin in wine and water, then boil it. Soak the bean curd sticks in cold water and tear them into thin strips.
② Heat oil and sauté minced garlic and ginger. Add the bean curd sticks and dried shrimp skin (with the soaking liquid), bring to a boil, season, and simmer over low heat for 20 minutes. Drizzle with sesame oil.
[Preventive Measures for Hypoglycemia]
1. Use of Sulfonylurea Drugs
The use of sulfonylurea drugs for treatment may interact with other drugs. For example, salicylic acid preparations, sulfonamides, betamethasone, chloramphenicol, guanethidine, reserpine, etc., can enhance the hypoglycemic effect of sulfonylurea drugs by mechanisms such as reducing gluconeogenesis, lowering the binding of sulfonylureas to plasma proteins, reducing the metabolism of drugs in the liver, and excretion in the kidneys. Therefore, caution should be exercised when using sulfonylurea drugs to avoid hypoglycemia.
2. Insulin
Drug-induced hypoglycemia is more common in diabetic patients receiving insulin or sulfonylurea drugs, especially for patients with impaired liver or kidney function. In the treatment process, insulin and sulfonylurea drugs should be gradually increased to avoid rapid dosage escalation. Insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs should be taken on time with meals. Excessive exercise should be avoided. Blood glucose should be closely monitored, especially during the period of intensive insulin therapy.
3. Elderly People Should Be Cautious with Long-acting Sulfonylureas
For elderly people, caution should be exercised when using long-acting sulfonylureas, especially glimepiride. The early symptoms of hypoglycemia are not obvious. Once it occurs, the symptoms are severe. Glucose should be immediately infused intravenously, and close observation should be carried out for at least 72 hours, with continuous monitoring of blood glucose concentration.
