Yesterday, there was a patient named Wang. When he was taking care of his grandson, he accidentally scratched his leg with rose flowers in the green belt. Logically speaking, this is a small wound, but for Lao Wang, this is a big wound. A more troublesome problem, the wound is particularly easy to fester and difficult to recover from.
has been complaining here since then, saying that he was diagnosed with diabetes 10 years ago. After listening to the doctor's words, he has been strictly controlling sugar for the past ten years and dare not eat sweets. He has not stopped taking medicine to lower blood sugar for a day, and his blood sugar has been under control. Ideal. However, more than ten years have passed, and diabetes complications have not been avoided. Now the legs often feel numb, and some wounds are difficult to recover from, which is what we often call diabetic foot .
We all know that the greatest harm of diabetes is not diabetes itself, but the various complications caused by diabetes. This is also a problem that many patients worry about. Doctors usually ask patients to strictly control their blood sugar, but they have obviously tried very hard to control their blood sugar. Why is it still difficult to avoid complications? In fact, this is where Western medicine is currently quite limited in treating diabetes.
Sugar control is still useful
In fact, strict sugar control still plays a very important role in avoiding complications. This is because high blood sugar has very strong destructive power on nervous tissue and capillaries, especially large-scale Blood sugar fluctuations are more harmful. This is because blood sugar is an important component in maintaining the osmotic pressure of the human body. Blood sugar fluctuations also mean fluctuations in osmotic pressure, which can lead to narrowing of the vascular lumen, damage to the vascular endothelium, and ischemia. , leading to vascular degeneration and necrosis. Therefore, small tissues such as nerve endings and capillaries have very strong destructive power.
Why do complications occur during sugar control?
As we mentioned earlier, the biggest threat comes from fluctuations in blood sugar, and we know that patients with type 2 diabetes usually have insulin resistance, which means that the body's ability to control blood sugar is reduced. In this case, it is more difficult to suppress blood sugar fluctuations. Therefore, although blood sugar is controlled within a safe range, blood sugar is still more likely to fluctuate than normal people.
In addition, normal people's blood sugar is transported to the tissues and will be quickly absorbed and utilized by tissue cells. However, in patients with insulin resistance, the uptake rate of glucose by tissue cells decreases, making it easier to accumulate in the tissues, thus Damage tissue cells. Other complications of diabetes, diabetic nephropathy , diabetic eye disease , peripheral neuropathy, etc., are actually all caused by similar causes.
Western medicine treatment methods are relatively limited
At present, Western medicine has limited methods for treating diabetic complications. Therefore, in most cases, it is recommended to give priority to blood sugar control. After complications occur, some antioxidant drugs, such as lipoic acid injection, can be used. But its effect is relatively limited.
Traditional Chinese medicine is good at
Traditional Chinese medicine is best at diabetic complications. Many traditional Chinese medicines have great advantages in improving microvascular circulation due to their multi-target characteristics.
For example, the master of traditional Chinese medicine Tang Zuxuan once combined many classic prescriptions to make a prescription for treating varicose veins, deep phlebitis and other diseases. It was later made into Mailuo Shutong Pills. This prescription is very effective in improving microvascular circulation. Because of its outstanding role, it is also often used clinically to treat diabetic foot and diabetic eye disease. Numerous clinical studies and literature have also confirmed its effectiveness.
In addition, traditional Chinese medicine is actually more logical in the long-term control of diabetes. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment of diabetes usually focuses on nourishing yin. This is equivalent to treating a diabetic patient as a cup of sugar water. If you want to reduce the concentration of sugar, just add water to him. Of course, adding water is not as simple as drinking water. Drinking water will only enter triple burner and cannot play a role. Traditional Chinese Medicine The process of "adding water" mentioned is nourishing yin.
In summary, for diabetic patients, they should still strictly control their sugar and avoid the possibility of diabetes as much as possible. Even if it cannot be avoided, it can be postponed.If some complications have already occurred, traditional Chinese medicine can be used rationally to treat them. The earlier the treatment, the better.
