Elevated blood sugar, sleep prophet? Reminder: There are 4 abnormalities when sleeping, it is time to lower blood sugar

Ms. Zhang always drinks a large glass of water before going to bed recently. Although she knows that drinking water before going to bed will cause edema, she always feels dry mouth and cannot sleep without drinking water.

But drinking too much water will lead to frequent urination and frequent waking up at night, which makes Ms. Zhang miserable... Ms. Zhang mentioned this issue to a friend who works in the hospital. She suspected that Ms. Zhang might be diabetic, so she asked Ms. Zhang to come to the hospital as soon as possible. The hospital conducts relevant examinations.

1. What if the blood sugar is high but not diagnosed as diabetes?

The latest epidemiological data on diabetes and prediabetes in China published in the Journal of the American Medical Association shows 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 in the 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 reached the criteria for diagnosing diabetes.

2. When 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 you sleep at night, if you have these symptoms, you 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 present as sleep apnea. Feeling tired and lethargic during the day, and snoring loudly at night.

2. Increased nocturia

The blood sugar in the patient's body rises, and the blood becomes thicker, which leads to a decrease in the reabsorption of urine by the renal tubules, resulting in increased urination. Especially at night, the frequency of urination at night will also increase, not only causing discomfort, but also causing poor sleep.

3. Numbness in hands and feet

Due to the long-term elevation of blood sugar, the blood is too viscous, which can cause a series of metabolic disorders of nerve fibers, which can cause numbness in hands and feet. Especially the numbness of the limbs at night, it is more necessary to be vigilant that it is caused by high blood sugar.

4. Dry mouth, easy thirst

Dry mouth and thirst are typical manifestations of diabetes. Due to uncontrolled blood sugar, the blood becomes viscous, people will easily feel thirsty, and will 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 lack water. This cycle will continue forever, forming typical symptoms of diabetes.

3. Blood sugar fluctuates, how to stabilize blood sugar?

If you want to control your blood sugar well, remember these 3 points:

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 it to three meals a day. You can consider the daily energy allocation as 50%, 30%, 20%.

In terms of meal order, it is recommended to drink soup first, then vegetarian dishes, meat dishes, and finally staple food. Eating in this way will help lower postprandial blood sugar.

2. Regular exercise

The combination of eating and moving helps to better control blood sugar. Some studies have found that fast walking has the strongest ability to lower blood sugar.

Suggestion: Diabetics should participate in at least 150 minutes of moderate to high-intensity aerobic exercise per week, or at least 75 minutes of high-intensity aerobic exercise per week, and perform 2 to 3 sets of resistance exercise per week.

3. Regularly measure blood sugar

Regular self-monitoring and recording of blood sugar will 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 symptoms).

In addition, patients can also flexibly choose the time and frequency of blood glucose monitoring according to their own conditions.

Blood sugar control is not simply based on symptoms, nor is it simply based on a measurement index. Multiple combinations are the most accurate!

References:

[1] "Why blood sugar exceeds normal value, but not diagnosed as diabetes?" ". Life Times. 2019-12-18

[2] "Do you know you have diabetes? You need to know these early symptoms! ". Medical Endocrinology Channel. 2020-10-16

[3] "Blood sugar fluctuates high and low, remember 12 words to help you stabilize it [healthy and happy new year]". Healthy China. 2022-02-09

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