Baby warmers can be used by diabetics

May 6, 2023
Baby warmers are divided into many types, there are plug-in hot babies, and plug-in hand warmers, and lightweight and convenient baby warmers stickers. Which one do you choose to keep warm in winter. In winter, people usually use baby warmers for local warmth, but can baby warmers be used by diabetics?

Can baby warmers be used by diabetics?

Use with caution. Diabetic patients have poor sensitivity to heat, and need to clarify the temperature of the baby warmer in the acceptable range before use, otherwise the patient is not sensitive to heat is likely to burn. Diabetics can sense the temperature with the help of a thermometer or with the help of others and use it safely.

Why diabetics are prone to burns with hot babies

Diabetic patients are prone to neuropathy, the peripheral nerves can not be normal perception of external temperature, and this neuropathy is very hidden, the patients themselves are often not easily detected. After the appearance of neuropathy patients can not test the temperature of the water, it is easy to be scalded. The temperature of the baby warmer can reach up to 60 degrees Celsius, and it is easy to burn the patient at such a temperature.

What do diabetic patients need to pay attention to for local warmth

If a diabetic patient wants to use a baby warmer, he or she must not pay attention to the temperature of the baby warmer. When using plug-in baby warmer, it is best to wrap more grassroots fleece outside the baby warmer to slow down the rate of heat transfer to avoid burns; baby warmers are not suitable for direct application to the skin, it is best to stick to the inside of the clothes or change the location of the warmers to prevent long heating burns; when using water-filled hot water bags must not use boiling water, available 50-60 degrees Celsius hot water can be.

How to keep diabetic patients warm in winter

Diabetic patients using baby warmers have the risk of burns, while baby warmers are only locally heated to keep warm. Therefore, it is better for diabetic patients to wear more warm clothes and shoes and socks to keep warm in winter; use air conditioner or heater indoors to increase the whole indoor environment temperature, which can also cause local burns due to local heating on the surface; patients can also drink some ginger soup in winter to dispel body cold and keep warm and exercise appropriately.
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