Prediabetes is an "intermediate" state in which blood glucose is high but does not meet the diagnostic criteria for diabetes. For every 10 Chinese adults, there is 1 diabetic; and for every 2 Chinese adults, there is 1 prediabete.
The current medical level has not yet cured diabetes, once the disease must be treated for life, but pre-sugar is a key line of defense, as long as you hold, you can stay away from this "immortal cancer".
Many people do not know that they are in the pre-sugar period, today Pan Qi, chief physician of Beijing Hospital, came to tell us about the identification signal of pre-sugar
Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Hospital
Chief Physician Pan Qi
Don't ignore it! 5 signals of prediabetes
Clinically, fasting blood glucose is between 6.1-6.9 mmol/L or postprandial blood glucose is between 7.8-11.0 mmol/L, and as long as one of these two criteria is met, preglygycemia can be diagnosed. In daily life, the body will also give us some reminders of abnormal blood sugar.
1 Dizzy shaking when hungry
Pre-sugar is easy to have reactive hypoglycemia, such as some people to the meal point did not eat, there will be obvious panic and trembling dizziness, at this time eating a piece of sugar can immediately alleviate, indicating that there is a large fluctuation in blood sugar, it is likely to indicate the risk of diabetes.
2After meals, I often get sleepy
After each meal, the fluctuation of blood sugar is obvious, after eating, a large amount of blood is distributed to the digestive tract, making the brain temporarily lack of oxygen, people are prone to drowsiness, which may indicate prediabetes.
3 Grip force is significantly weakened
Grip can determine whether there is sarcopenia, that is, whether skeletal muscle is decreasing, skeletal muscle is the most important part of energy metabolism, if the muscle mass is reduced, then the glucose that can be metabolized is also significantly reduced, prone to insulin insensitivity and gradual increase in blood sugar levels.
❖ Tips
The < 43.5 kg for men and 30 kg< for women may indicate a risk of diabetes.
4 Waist circumference is more than half of height
Waist circumference exceeds half of the height of the arm span, is a significant abdominal obesity, there is a relatively high risk of diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The criteria for diagnosing abdominal obesity are a waist circumference of more than 90 cm for men and more than 85 cm for female women.
5 Prone to infection
Diabetic patients are prone to infections, especially infections of the skin and genitourinary system, due to abnormal glucose metabolism, decreased immunity, and decreased ability of white blood cells to wander.
And once infected, it spreads very easily. Because high sugar is a good medium for bacteria, and high sugar will make protein glycosylation, so that protein repair ability is significantly reduced. Therefore, skin breakage is not easy to heal, and infections often occur, which may indicate a risk of diabetes.
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Be wary of the "invisible sugar" in life
Whether it is pre-sugar or diabetes, the most important step in prevention and treatment is to control sugar.
Many people think that as long as they don't eat sugar, they can do it, but it is not. The amount of sugar content is not necessarily completely proportional to the sweetness, not sweet does not mean that there is no sugar, and there are many sweet traps hidden in life that are not easy to be detected.
1 non-sweet high sugar fruit
Most people think that the fruit of the watermelon has the highest sugar content, lest they avoid it, in fact, on the contrary, the watermelon has a very low sugar content, which is water, so diabetics can actually eat watermelon in moderation, and the fruit with high sugar content is fresh dates and hawthorn.
There are also dried fruits that seem healthy, but in fact, they have higher sugar content, such as raisins, which contain 4 times more sugar than ordinary fresh grapes. Because sugar has a water retention effect, when making dried fruits, merchants will add a lot of sugar to ensure that the dried fruits are soft.
2 sugar-free drinks
Sugar-free drinks are sweeteners such as aspartame, cyclamate, acesulfame potassium, etc., and their sweetness is tens or even hundreds of times that of white sugar.
When the intake reaches a certain amount, it will also cause changes in blood sugar, and the sweeteners in sugar-free drinks are difficult to be metabolized by the body, and it is very likely that they will accumulate in the body and convert into fat.
3 sauce seasonings
Various seasonings, especially sauces, contain a lot of calories, salt and sugar. Not only is the sweet sugar content of ketchup, salad dressing, etc. high, but some non-sweet savory sauces also have high sugar risks, such as chili sauce, and the old dry mother contains about 5.6g of sugar per 100g.
Hidden even deeper is oyster sauce, which adds caramel flavor and freshness, and the oyster sauce with the highest sugar content, about 26.2 g of sugar per 100g.
Intervenes in pre-glycoside and reverses diabetes
Pre-diabetes is the golden period to reverse diabetes, if you intervene in time, do the following three points, it is possible to stay away from diabetes
1 dietary intervention
Excessive oil intake can also increase the risk of diabetes, so limit the total calories and fat intake of the diet in life, improve the structure of the diet, and avoid obesity caused by excess calories.
Eat more foods rich in dietary fiber, such as coarse grains, vegetables, fruits, beans, etc., and eat less desserts and animal offal.
2 exercise interventions
Long-term adherence to moderate-intensity aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, jogging, cycling, swimming, yoga, etc., exercise time is not less than 150 minutes per week, and exercise time is not less than 30 minutes per day.
And exercise helps to control weight and reduce the risk of developing diabetes. Data show that if you can control your weight within the normal range in adulthood, you can reduce the incidence of type 2 diabetes by more than 50%.
3 Self-glucose monitoring
Although the preglygamy blood glucose is not too high, it is necessary to detect the blood glucose value in time, including preprandial blood glucose, postprandial 2 hours of blood glucose, and test glycosylated hemoglobin every 3 months. If the blood glucose exceeds the target, drug therapy should also be started.
❖ Tip: The correct posture to measure blood sugar
Method: Before the blood glucose meter is tied to collect blood, it is necessary to disinfect with alcohol, prick the sides of the fingers, so that the pain is minimal, gently push before the prick, the first drop of blood is wiped off, and then the squeezed blood can be used with test strips.
Note: In the following cases, you need to calibrate your blood glucose meter, you can go to the pharmacy to buy a blood glucose standard and follow the instructions.
(1) When the test results do not reflect the physical condition you feel;
(2) After the blood glucose meter is touched;
(3) When the calibration time specified in the instruction manual is reached.