Diabetes can be divided into type 1 and type 2, and either type will cause the patient's blood glucose level to be chronically elevated, causing the body to be damaged by high blood sugar.
And if people usually do not pay attention to diabetes, do not control blood sugar well, it may cause blindness, amputation, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, kidney failure and other complications, so that people's quality of life declines, and even because of complications and lose valuable lives. Therefore, controlling blood sugar is a key measure to treat diabetes.
There are many ways to control blood sugar, such as taking hypoglycemic drugs, injecting insulin, diet regulation, exercise, etc. Most people with diabetes need to take hypoglycemic drugs or inject insulin for life to control their blood sugar within the normal range, and diet and exercise are used as auxiliary means of sugar control.
In addition, diabetics can often maintain the following position while sleeping, which also helps prevent blood sugar from rising.
For diabetics, sleeping on their backs is most beneficial to blood sugar control. Because when lying on the back, the body's blood circulation can be kept normal, effectively preventing the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Moreover, the supine will not compress the upper limb on one side like the side lying on the side, making it difficult to circulate blood, numbness and pain symptoms, and adversely affect the control of blood sugar.
In addition, when diabetics sleep on their backs, their whole body can be relaxed, and the quality of sleep can also be improved. The human body has been given sufficient rest time, the major organs and tissues can better self-repair and adjustment during this period, and the function can be maintained in the best state, so that the body's metabolic function is enhanced, and there are also certain benefits for the metabolism of blood sugar.
In addition to sleeping in a supine position, diabetics should also pay attention to the following 3 points in terms of sleep in order to better control blood sugar.
1. Go to bed on time at night
Diabetics need to insist on going to bed on time every night, develop good sleep habits, and give the body plenty of rest. Good sleep quality can keep the body's endocrine system normal, maintain normal metabolic function, and reduce the possibility of blood sugar fluctuations.
2, can not lie in bed in the morning
Between 4-9 in the morning, the body's blood sugar is most likely to rise, so diabetics need to take hypoglycemic drugs or inject insulin in the morning. If the medication is delayed because of the bed, the blood sugar will further rise, resulting in more damage to the body. Not only that, but the difficulty of controlling blood sugar may also increase.
3. Do not drink a lot of water before going to bed
Diabetics may have symptoms of thirst quenching, so the amount of water and the amount of urine they urinate will be greatly increased. If the patient drinks a lot of water before going to bed, it may cause frequent night urination after going to bed. As a result, sleep quality is affected, leaving the body without adequate rest and making blood sugar unstable.
Diabetics try to use a supine position when sleeping, so that the body will not be compressed, which is conducive to blood circulation, obtaining high-quality sleep quality, and blood sugar is not easy to rise.
If you pay attention to the above three aspects when sleeping, the control of blood sugar is more beneficial and can better prevent complications. If the patient maintains a stable blood sugar for a long time, he also has the opportunity to live and work like a healthy person, and he can also survive with the disease for a long time until he will grow old.