Detailed Explanation of the Eight Major Dangers of High Blood Sugar and Six Comprehensive Treatment Measures for Diabetes

Avoid watching TV or reading newspapers while eating, as this distracts you and makes it easy to overeat.

Don't try to control your weight by skipping breakfast or dinner. Hunger may lead to overeating at the next meal, causing your body to absorb more calories.

What are the harms of high blood sugar to the body? Compared to high blood pressure and high cholesterol, the effects of high blood sugar on the human body are much more complex. The main harms of high blood sugar to the body are:

(1) Causing vascular and nerve complications. Long-term high blood sugar can cause and develop vascular and nerve complications, worsening the condition.

(2) Beta cell dysfunction. Long-term high blood sugar constantly stimulates pancreatic beta cells, causing them to fail and resulting in less insulin secretion.

(3) Electrolyte imbalance. High blood sugar leads to excessive urination, which removes electrolytes, causing electrolyte imbalance.

(4) Severe dehydration. High blood sugar causes osmotic diuresis, increasing urine volume and causing dehydration.

(5) Increased osmotic pressure. In high blood sugar, the extracellular fluid osmotic pressure increases, causing intracellular fluid to flow out of the cells, leading to intracellular dehydration. When brain cells lose water, it can cause brain dysfunction, clinically known as hyperosmolar coma.

(6) General weakness. High blood sugar prevents the body from properly absorbing and utilizing glucose, leading to its excretion in urine.

(7) Decreased vision. Elevated blood sugar often causes decreased vision.

(8) Triggering or worsening diabetes. High blood sugar increases urinary glucose, preventing efficient glucose utilization. The body breaks down fat and protein for energy, resulting in emaciation and weight loss. When this exceeds the prescribed limits, it becomes diabetes.

Prolonged hyperglycemia continuously stimulates pancreatic beta cells, leading to beta cell dysfunction, reduced insulin secretion, and further deterioration of diabetes.

Because the etiology and pathogenesis of diabetes are not fully understood, diabetes cannot currently be cured; effective control is possible. Current treatment for diabetes involves a comprehensive approach based on syndrome differentiation, including the following:

(1) Public education on diabetes prevention and treatment.

(2) Dietary therapy.

(3) Exercise therapy.

(4) Drug therapy.

(5) Blood glucose monitoring. (6) Other treatments, such as psychological adjustment, acupuncture, qigong, and pancreatic islet transplantation.

Of course, because each diabetic patient's condition is different, the treatment methods adopted will also be different. Some diabetic patients can control their condition well with one treatment method, while others need to adopt several treatment methods to control the progression of the disease. However, one point should be clear: regardless of the type of diabetes or the severity of the condition, dietary therapy should be actively cooperated with.