Blood sugar rise, sleep prophet? Reminder: There are 4 abnormalities when sleeping, it is time to lower blood sugar
Ms. Zhang always needs to drink a large glass of water before going to bed. Although she knows that drinking water before going to bed will cause edema, she always feels dry mouth and can't sleep at all without drinking water.
But drinking too much water will lead to polyuria and frequent waking up at night, which makes Ms. Zhang miserable...Ms. Zhang mentioned this problem to her friend who works in the hospital and suspects that Ms. Zhang may be diabetic, so she asks Ms. Zhang to come quickly The hospital conducts relevant inspections.
1. High blood sugar, but not diagnosed with diabetes, what is going on?
The latest epidemiological data on diabetes and prediabetes in China published in the Journal of the American Medical Association showed that in 2013, the prevalence of diabetes in China was 10.9%, and the prevalence of prediabetes was 35.7%, which means that about 500 million people in China are living with diabetes. Prediabetes .
Pre-diabetes refers to a state of glucose metabolism disorder in which blood sugar is high but does not meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes. It is an early warning signal of diabetes. However, it is often overlooked because it has not yet reached the criteria for diagnosing diabetes.
Second, blood sugar rises, there will be "warning" when sleeping?
Prediabetes is mainly impaired glucose tolerance. Although there are no obvious symptoms, it is not without warning. Especially when sleeping at night, when these manifestations appear, we should be alert to the possibility of diabetes.
1. Sleep disorders
A large proportion of diabetic patients have mild or moderate sleep-disordered breathing, and most of them have sleep apnea. Feeling tired and lethargic during the day and snoring too much at night.
2. Increased nocturia
In patients with elevated blood sugar, the blood becomes viscous, which reduces the reabsorption of urine by the renal tubules, causing increased urination. Especially at night, the frequency of urination at night will increase, causing discomfort and poor sleep.
3. Numbness of hands and feet
Due to the long-term increase in blood sugar, the blood is too thick, which can cause a series of metabolic disorders in nerve fibers, resulting in numbness of the hands and feet. Especially the numbness of the limbs at night, it is necessary to be more vigilant that the blood sugar is too high.
4. Dry mouth and thirst
Dry mouth and easy thirst are typical manifestations of diabetes. Due to uncontrolled blood sugar, the blood becomes sticky, people will easily feel polydipsia and increase the amount of water they drink.
If you drink too much water, you will urinate more, and if you urinate too much, your body will easily be dehydrated. This cycle will continue, forming typical symptoms of diabetes.
3. Blood sugar fluctuates high and low, how to stabilize blood sugar?
To keep your blood sugar under control, keep these 3 points in mind:
1. Eat a healthy diet
Diabetic patients must strictly follow the principle of regular and quantitative diet, estimate energy according to their body weight and activity level, and then allocate them to three meals a day. Consider dividing your daily energy into 50%, 30%, 20%.
In the order of meals, it is recommended to drink soup first, then eat vegetarian dishes, meat dishes, and finally eat the staple food. Eating this way will help lower blood sugar after meals.
2. Regular exercise
The combination of eating and moving helps to better control blood sugar. Studies have found that brisk walking has the strongest ability to lower blood sugar.
Recommendation: People with diabetes should participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate to vigorous-intensity aerobic exercise per week, or at least 75 minutes of high-intensity aerobic exercise per week, and perform 2 to 3 groups of resistance exercise per week.
3. Regularly measure blood sugar
Regular self-monitoring and recording of blood sugar can help people with diabetes to detect abnormal blood sugar in time. The time points of blood sugar monitoring should include random blood sugar before three meals, 2 hours after three meals, before going to bed, midnight and other time points (especially those with low blood sugar). blood sugar symptoms).
In addition, patients can flexibly choose the time and frequency of blood glucose monitoring according to their own conditions.
Blood sugar control is not just looking at symptoms, nor just looking at a single measurement. The combination of multiple is the most accurate!
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