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"At my age, it's really hellish to lose weight, who knows that you have to take care of your blood sugar!" Aunt Li sighed in the examination center of the community hospital while looking at the physical examination report in her hand.
At the age of 56 this year, she originally thought that she had passed the age of knowing the destiny of heaven, and it was a blessing to be able to eat, but the physical examination found that her blood sugar was high. She remembered the commercials on TV, and the phrase "diabetes is not far away" made her stay away from sweets.
Aunt Li is a retired middle school history teacher, so ordinary that she can no longer be an ordinary profession, so ordinary that she only has the joys and troubles of ordinary life. Since the check-up, she has been sugar-free.
There is no sugar in the coffee, and even the traditional pastries that are always in the house are no longer on the hands. After half a year, I thought that my persistence could pay off, but I didn't expect that the results of the physical examination half a year later made her even more dumbfounded - blood sugar increased instead of dropping.
To this end, she began her own "blood sugar path", full of exploration and doubts. Every day, she would communicate with her peers in the community park and try to figure out why.
One sunny afternoon, Aunt Li chatted with several old friends about it. "I've heard that some 'sugar-free' foods actually hide other carbs that can also affect our bodies. Lao Wang interjected next to him, although he was not a doctor, but he knew a lot about this knowledge.
She began to study her diet more closely. She found that although sugar was not consumed, the carbohydrates in many foods were converted into sugar in the body, which was actually similar to direct sugar intake.
Reducing sugar intake alone does not completely limit blood sugar. Aunt Li realized that her previous plan was too rigid.
As a result, she began to adjust her diet, not only to reduce sugar intake, but also to focus on overall low GI (glycemic index) foods. At the same time, she also started to walk for half an hour every day, and slowly, these changes affected her blood sugar levels.
In the next physical examination, Aunt Li finally saw a significant improvement. Her doctor, Dr. Zhang, praised her efforts. Dr. Zhang, a well-informed veteran doctor at a community hospital, told Aunt Li: "Reducing sugar intake is important, but what is more important is holistic health management such as total balance, weight loss and exercise. ”
Aunt Li has also begun to actively promote this comprehensive lifestyle adjustment to her old friends. There are a lot of health discussions in her life, and at the same time, she is also feeling a series of physical improvements.
When Aunt Li walks in the park, she likes to chat with people and explain her new discoveries, "Do you know that for example, the white rice and white bread we eat have a high glycemic index and can be converted into sugar very quickly, which is not much worse than eating sugar directly." ”
And more activities have also become her daily plan. Scheduling to start a one-hour walk a day not only helped her lose weight, but more importantly, improved her blood sugar levels.
"According to some of the information I looked up, moderate exercise can greatly improve the body's sensitivity to insulin, which is especially helpful for lowering blood sugar. ”
At the next check-up, Aunt Li's doctor, Dr. Zhang, saw her improvement and made a special offer. "Aunt Li, your hard work has paid off, and your blood sugar levels have changed a lot. ”
At the end of this doctor's exchange, Aunt Li asked a question: "Dr. Zhang, I heard that some people can't control their blood sugar even if they pay attention to diet and exercise, why is this?"
Dr. Zhang patiently said, "It actually has a lot to do with the individual. Everyone's body is different, and people with strong insulin resistance may still have higher blood sugar even if they are eating and exercising well. We can see from your medical records that your insulin sensitivity has improved through lifestyle modifications, which is very good.
Through this discussion and answer, Aunt Li is full of confidence in her future life management. For diabetes prevention and control, it is not possible to simply generalize, but to develop a suitable plan according to the actual situation of the individual.
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