For diabetes, I think everyone is not unfamiliar.
It is reported that at present, more than 100 million people in China have diabetes.
Diabetes is mainly due to defects in the body's insulin secretion, or the inability to use insulin to metabolize glucose normally to cause hyperglycemia in the body, and long-term hyperglycemia can cause diabetes.
You know, diabetes itself is not terrible, what is terrible is the complications of diabetes.
If the patient does not control blood sugar for a long time, it will lead to serious complications such as diabetic eye disease, diabetic foot, and diabetic nephropathy.
Among them, diabetic eye disease is even more harmful, and 12 million people are currently blind due to high blood sugar.
Why does high blood sugar cause blindness?
Mainly because high blood sugar will cause tissue cells to be in a high-sugar environment for a long time, and their blood vessels and microvessels will become inflamed, thus destroying tissues and causing serious consequences that cannot be reversed.
In particular, the eye blood vessels are often thinner and more fragile than other blood vessels, and they will be susceptible to the effects of high blood sugar, and many eye diseases are related to high blood sugar, such as dry eye disease, glaucoma, cataracts, etc.
Once diabetic eyes appear, the most common is diabetic retinopathy, as the disease gradually develops, retinal neovascularization, bleeding or value-added lesions, which in turn causes retinal detachment and even blindness.
How to prevent diabetic eye disease?
First, actively accept treatment
Clinically controlling blood sugar can be done by taking hypoglycemic drugs and injecting insulin.
Early diabetic patients need to take hypoglycemic drugs under the guidance of a doctor, and if the antidiabetic drugs have a poor antidiabetic effect, patients should consider injecting insulin.
When injecting insulin does not control blood sugar within the normal range, patients should control blood sugar in both ways.
Second, pay attention to diet
Diabetics should focus on the principles of light taste, reasonable combination of thickness and thinness, and balanced nutrition. Avoid foods with a high sugar content, so as not to directly affect the blood sugar level after the body consumes too much sugar.
Patients usually eat more coarse grains and vegetables rich in dietary fiber vitamins, but also to consume protein and various trace elements in moderation, and also eat more carrots, blueberries and other foods that are good for the eyes.
In addition, pay attention to eating on time and in quantity, and cannot overeat, so as not to be overweight.
Third, exercise regularly
When exercising, the blood circulation speed of the whole body will be accelerated, which helps the utilization and metabolism of blood sugar.
Therefore, diabetics should maintain moderate aerobic exercise in normal times, such as walking and running, swimming and cycling outdoors to help stabilize blood sugar and reduce irritation and damage to the eyes and other parts.
When exercising, patients should avoid overwork, nor can they exercise immediately after eating a full meal, so as not to increase the gastrointestinal burden and make people appear uncomfortable.
Fourth, do regular eye examinations
Diabetics not only have to monitor blood glucose values regularly, but it is also necessary to do regular eye examinations.
If you find that your vision is reduced or your eyes often have itchy, red, painful and other uncomfortable symptoms, you should go to the ophthalmology department of the hospital in time to find the precursors of diabetic eye disease in time to deal with the symptoms in time.
Fifth, do a good job of eye care measures
Many people usually prefer to watch TV, mobile phones and computers, and prolonged use of the eyes will lead to excessive eye fatigue, dry and itchy feelings.
In this case, you can't directly rub your eyes with your hands, so as not to cause inflammation after bacteria enter the eyes.
Diabetics should also pay attention to eye care, usually can not often rub their eyes, when going out to use sun umbrellas or sunglasses to protect the eyes, so as not to increase the incidence of diabetic eye disease.
If diabetics want to prevent diabetic eye disease, they should first actively control blood sugar in order to reduce the damage to their eyes from high blood sugar.
At the same time, you should also take good care of your eyes, and regularly go to the hospital for eye examinations to understand the specific conditions of your eyes in time.
In addition, diabetics should also strengthen the care of the liver, because the "main liver", if the patient's liver problems, it will also affect the eyes.