My family's diabetes has reached the level of insulin injection, but they can't keep their mouths shut. What should I do?

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A friend asked: My husband's diabetes is so serious that he needs to take insulin, but he can't control his mouth, and his family doesn't listen to what he says. How should I persuade him? What is a good way?

First of all, to correct a concept, it is not only when the diabetic condition is severe that insulin injection is used for treatment. This method can be used at any stage of the diabetes course, and the insulin injection directly makes up for the lack of insulin in the body, greatly reducing the autologous pancreatic islet cells. It can repair the damaged islet cells well, which is beneficial to prevent the progress of the disease or even reduce the disease. Therefore, the severity of diabetes cannot be simply judged by whether or not to inject insulin.

The second thing to know is that diet control is very important in the treatment of diabetes, it is the most effective measure to reduce the source of blood sugar, and it can play a multiplier effect on blood sugar control. But many people with diabetes have a hard time keeping their mouths shut. They often hear people say that they never get enough to eat every meal, and they often "steal food" behind their family's back.

In fact, it's not that they don't want to keep their mouths shut, it's that they do feel hungry, and the feeling of being hungry and unable to eat is really uncomfortable. So if you want them to control their diet, it is necessary to help them eliminate hunger. How to do it?

Let's understand how human hunger is produced?

First, blood sugar is not well controlled. Blood sugar is an energy substance necessary for the human body to complete physiological activities. When the blood sugar level in the body is high, it indicates that the body's ability to utilize blood sugar is poor, resulting in a large amount of blood sugar remaining in the blood. At this time, the tissue cells will send signals to the brain to replenish energy as soon as possible due to insufficient energy, and the brain will increase appetite to achieve the purpose of timely eating. Therefore, to eliminate hunger, it is necessary to control blood sugar well, just like drinking water when you are thirsty, and drinking enough water, you will not feel thirsty and will not drink water again.

The second is to reduce the stomach volume for a certain period of time. The human stomach has a very strong elasticity, and it will be several times larger after eating than on an empty stomach. When the food intake is large, the stomach is supported by "big", which allows the stomach to form a "large capacity" inertia. When the amount of food eaten is controlled, the stomach that was originally very large is no longer full, and there will be a "empty feeling", which will send a signal to the brain that there is no fullness, resulting in the desire to eat. Therefore, people with diabetes should have a certain amount of time to adapt to diet control. When the stomach gets used to the new eating habit, the hunger will be greatly reduced until it disappears.

It can be seen from this that there is a reason why people with diabetes can’t keep their mouths shut. Family members should not complain and blame, but help them to control their blood sugar. When blood sugar is stably controlled to the standard, their appetite will naturally decline. It will naturally become easier.

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