The change of seasons has a great impact on blood sugar, for diabetics, generally low blood sugar in summer and higher blood sugar in winter.
This is because the winter weather is cold, cold air can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, promote the secretion of catecholamines, so that blood sugar, blood pressure rise, and in winter people will unconsciously consume more food, but also affect the control of blood sugar, blood sugar fluctuations, aggravation of the disease.
Therefore, diabetic patients should pay more attention to the management of diseases in winter, and when they find that the disease is aggravated, they should deal with them as soon as possible so as not to cause serious consequences.
So, what symptoms do diabetics have that suggest worsening?
1. The symptoms of "three more and one less" are aggravated
"Three more and one less" means more drinking, eating more, polyuria, and wasting, which is also a typical symptom of diabetes. Persistent hyperglycemia can cause osmotic diuresis, and water and glucose in the body are excreted with the urine, and the patient has symptoms of thirst and polyphagia.
In addition, the body can not make good use of glucose, so it has to consume protein and fat in the body, which will cause symptoms of wasting. The more obvious the symptoms of "three more and one less", the more serious the situation of glucose metabolism disorder.
2. Blood sugar remains high
Hyperglycemia can induce diabetic complications, and if blood sugar remains high, it is worse. In addition, the harm caused by the sudden rise and fall of blood sugar is also very large.
For diabetic patients, it is necessary to reduce blood sugar and keep blood sugar stable, if the blood sugar remains high or always fluctuates up and down, it indicates that the disease is aggravated, and it is necessary to be vigilant against complications.
3. Hypoglycemia occurs frequently
Persistent hyperglycemia is indeed very harmful, but if severe hypoglycemia occurs, it can cause patients to have serious consequences of coma, impaired consciousness and even death in a short period of time, and hypoglycemia can also induce myocardial infarction, stroke and other accidents.
Therefore, if diabetes frequently occurs hypoglycemia, it means that the disease is more serious and should be paid attention to.
4. Numbness in hands and feet, decreased sensation
Exacerbation of diabetes can cause peripheral neuropathy, which is also a common complication of diabetes.
Such patients will have numbness, pain and ant walking sensation, burning sensation, foot stepping on cotton and other symptoms, the hands and feet feel sluggish or even no feeling of external stimulation, manifested as inability to perceive pain, hot and cold, etc., the appearance of this symptom, often also indicates that the disease is aggravated.
5. Foamy urine
Diabetes exacerbation, can cause kidney complications, a large number of protein excreted from the urine, foamy urine can appear, in addition to the decline in kidney function, can cause water and sodium slippage, but also cause eyelids, lower limbs puffiness and other symptoms, which also indicates that the disease is aggravated.
6. Gastrointestinal discomfort, exhalation with rotten apple smell
Diabetic patients due to insulin deficiency, the body can not make good use of glucose, had to break down fat to obtain energy, in this process can produce a large number of ketone body, and accumulate in the body, can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms.
And the exhaled gas obviously has the smell of rotten apples, which is likely to indicate ketoacidosis and should be taken seriously.
In short, diabetics should pay more attention to the care of diseases in winter, strictly control diet, do a good job of keeping warm, and control blood sugar to avoid aggravation of the disease.
If the above symptoms appear, indicating that the condition has a tendency to aggravate, it is necessary to go to the hospital for examination in time and take measures to treat it so as not to further develop the condition and endanger life.