High blood sugar is called "rich disease". When many patients chat with me, they say that their blood sugar rise has only occurred in recent years.
Because of the better living conditions, I thought about eating some good food, but I didn’t expect my blood sugar to be high. Today, I will tell you about the issue of hyperglycemia.
First, symptoms of increased blood sugar:
1. After increased blood sugar, it will cause the body to experience permeable "diuretic", that is, polyuria, and it will also be accompanied by dry mouth , drinking too much.
2. The surge in blood sugar will also cause sugar metabolism in the body to cause disorder. After that, the metabolism of fat, protein is disordered, and people will lose weight.
It should be noted that not all people with high blood sugar in will have obvious symptoms of dry mouth, drinking too much, urine, and weight loss. Some people may have dizziness, fatigue, sleepiness and other symptoms.
Second, the standard for determining high blood sugar:
In fact, at different ages, the standard values of blood sugar will also vary. Previously, the standard values of fasting blood sugar were between 3.9 and 6.1.
However, the diet structure is relatively complex now, and the changes in living habits are the latest blood sugar standard in 2022 is between 4.4 and 7.0.
Of course, the blood sugar standards of people of different ages are also different:
Pregnant women - fasting blood sugar value should be controlled below 5.1mmol/L!
18-year-old adolescents under the age of 18 should be controlled between 3.9 and 6.1mmol/L.
18 to 44-year-old middle-aged and young people aged 18 to 44-year-old - fasting blood sugar should be controlled between 4.0 to 6.1mmol/L
45-year-old middle-aged and elderly people aged 45-year-old - fasting blood sugar should not exceed 9.0mmol/L. Although the standard for
is like this, if fasting blood sugar is normal, but has a blood sugar after meals and there is discomfort, you need to be more vigilant.
3. Foods that help lower blood sugar
According to modern medical research, the ingredients contained in some foods help lower blood sugar, but they cannot be used as the main purpose of lowering sugar:
. Below, I will tell you about
1. Bitter melon
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, bitter melon tastes bitter and is cold in nature. The main effects are detoxification, thirst, dysentery .
However, modern pharmacology found that bitter melon contains ingredient, 5-hydroxytryptamine , glutamic acid, alanine and vitamin B1.
, and the crude extract of bitter gourd contains ingredients similar to insulin , which can lower blood sugar and help lower sugar.
2, lettuce
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, lettuce tastes bitter, sweet, and cool in nature. The main effects are diuresis, clear heat and detoxification.
However, modern pharmacology has found that the "niacin" contained in lettuce can improve the function of islets , and can stimulate the secretion of insulin and stabilize blood sugar.
3, Astragalus
From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, Astragalus is sweet in taste and slightly warm in nature. Its main effects are to strengthen the spleen and nourish the middle, raise the yang and lift the sinking, and to strengthen the exterior.
However, modern pharmacology has found that Astragalus contains choline , bean fonocin, folic acid , amino acid , betaine , saponin , sugars, proteins, riboflavins, flavan compounds, etc., which can play a role in improving blood sugar.
OK, I am @cardiovascular expert Luo Jihong , the cardiovascular expert around you!
