Speaking of diabetes, I believe that everyone is no stranger. Diabetes mellitus is a common endocrine metabolic disease. Its pathogenesis is more complex, such as immunodeficiency, insufficient insulin secretion, genetics, environment and so on.
According to the specific cause, it can be divided into type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes and special types of diabetes, of which type 2 diabetes is the most common.
In general, diabetics only need long-term medication to control blood sugar levels, but there are also some cases that require hospitalization. So what happens that require hospitalization?
1. The first use of insulin
If the patient's islet function is poor and he has diabetes, insulin injection is required.
However, when insulin is first used, it should be hospitalized for observation to determine its own suitability for insulin and the appropriate dosage.
At the same time, the patient's blood glucose should be monitored around the clock during hospitalization to prevent hypoglycemia due to excessive use of doses
2. Diagnosed with diabetes for the first time
If you are diagnosed with type 1 diabetes for the first time, the condition may require a hospital stay of one to two weeks.
During hospitalization, patients are required to undergo a comprehensive examination and analyze the function of the islets to determine whether the patient has other complications, and then give symptomatic diagnosis and treatment and maintenance recommendations.
3. Encounter acute stress events
After suffering from diabetes, the patient's immunity will also decline, so the probability of acute stress events will be much higher than that of ordinary people.
If acute stress events occur, such as traumatic injuries in car accidents, cerebral infarction, sudden heart attacks, etc., these conditions can lead to extremely serious complications and, in severe cases, life-threatening.
4. Acute complications occur in the patient's body
When a diabetic suffers from acute complications, they must be admitted to the hospital. This is because acute complications caused by diabetes can pose a great threat to life, such as lactic acidosis, hypertonic coma, etc.
Secondly, if the patient has frequent urination nausea, shortness of breath, bad apple smell in the mouth, etc., it may also need to be admitted to the hospital for symptomatic treatment and observation.
5. Recurrent hypoglycemia
If people with diabetes often experience hypoglycemia, they also need to be hospitalized.
This is because diabetes can damage the kidney and liver function of patients, so it is easy to recur hypoglycemia, which will lead to symptoms such as coma and fatigue.
6. Blood glucose levels are persistently too high
If the blood glucose is uneven or high after taking the relevant hypoglycemic drugs, hospitalization may be required.
After all, excessive blood sugar will cause complications such as diabetic hypertension to the body's blood circulation system.
7. Chronic complications are more serious
There are many chronic complications that diabetes can induce, such as diabetic foot, diabetic eye disease, diabetic nephropathy and so on.
If these chronic complications are more serious, they must be hospitalized immediately to prevent further spread. For example, if diabetic foot is not treated in time, it will greatly increase the risk of amputation.
8. Excessive fluctuations in blood sugar
To stabilize diabetes, blood sugar levels need to be stable.
If the blood glucose fluctuations are too large, it is not only not conducive to the control of diabetes, but also may cause a series of hazards, such as injuring cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, retina, nerves and other parts.
Diabetes is a chronic disease, and the harm caused by it mainly comes from various complications, such as cerebral thrombosis, uremia, limb numbness and so on.
Therefore, when the above symptoms appear, they should be admitted to the hospital in time. At the same time, we should pay attention to a reasonable diet in life, and try to eat as little or no food as possible in high-sugar and high-fat foods so as not to affect the control of blood sugar levels.
Secondly, patients need to insist on taking drugs on time and in quantity, and must not stop the drug or reduce the amount of drugs without authorization if they feel that the blood sugar is not high, so as to avoid accidents.