Diabetics achieve 'two abstinence', good blood sugar and scientific prevention of complications
If you have diabetes, should you quit smoking and drinking? Is it necessary to quit or is it good to have some restrictions? Such questions are difficult to answer. In fact, there is never any absolute. Whether to quit smoking and drinking or not mainly depends on the degree of personal attention to health and the degree of awareness of the health hazards of smoking and alcohol...
The health teachers of diabetes "joint care" actually never preach to diabetics that they must quit smoking and alcohol, because even if they say so, it is not realistic for people who have been drinking/smoking all year round to quit immediately, and it often has little effect micro. Health teachers have been actively communicating with sugar lovers about the health hazards associated with smoking, drinking and diabetes, and persuading everyone to reduce the frequency and amount. I always hear that "quitting smoking and limiting alcohol is not good for health", so what is the problem? Today, the editor will give a detailed introduction to the diabetic friends who have not yet received this kind of mission, the relevant knowledge about the relationship between tobacco and alcohol and the hazards of diabetes.
smoking and diabetes
Smoking has a direct impact on blood sugar. The nicotine in tobacco will affect the normal metabolism of cells, increase the body's insulin resistance problem, and also easily lead to increased blood sugar volatility in diabetics. Therefore, generally speaking, for diabetics who smoke, it is more difficult to control blood sugar to reach the target, and it is more prone to fluctuations and difficult to control smoothly.
Diabetics are well aware that long-term high blood sugar will affect the health of blood vessels throughout the body and cause various complications: diabetic nephropathy, diabetic foot, and diabetic peripheral neuropathy are all closely related to the long-term effects of blood sugar on blood vessels.
However, the biggest harm of smoking to the body is also the impact on the vascular system. The long-term accumulation of toxic substances such as nicotine and tar is an important risk factor affecting the health of the blood vessel wall. Therefore, on the one hand, smoking by diabetic patients is not conducive to the stable control of blood sugar in the body. At the same time, it also increases the risk of complications in diabetic patients, especially coronary arteriosclerosis and diabetic foot problems, which are closely related to long-term smoking habits.
alcohol and diabetes
Acute harm—drinking alcohol in diabetic patients, especially drinking a lot of alcohol on an empty stomach, will stimulate the islet cells to secrete a large amount of insulin, which will lead to the acceleration of blood sugar metabolism in the cells, and at the same time will hinder the further transformation of glycogen stored in the body. Therefore, if there is no timely treatment at this time Sugar supplementation is prone to the risk of hypoglycemia. Acute hypoglycemia may cause symptoms such as palpitations, fatigue, sweating, limb tremors, and even shock, and may also cause acute attacks of cardiovascular diseases, which deserve special attention. Therefore, diabetic patients must pay attention to the right amount of alcohol when drinking, and at the same time, pay attention to avoid drinking on an empty stomach.
Chronic effects - long-term heavy drinking can cause arteriosclerosis, an important risk factor for heart function decline, and the risk of cardiovascular disease will also be further increased; everyone knows that drinking alcohol can damage the liver, and the liver is also closely related to blood sugar metabolism related organs. Therefore, if there is a problem with liver function, especially alcoholic fatty liver and other problems, insulin resistance is more likely to occur, which will also accelerate the development of diabetes and increase the difficulty of controlling high blood sugar.
Today, we have detailed some health hazards that may be brought about by smoking and drinking in diabetic patients. It may not be comprehensive, but it is enough to arouse vigilance. Diabetes co-care teachers still have to suggest that diabetics should quit smoking and limit alcohol. It has to be admitted that it is difficult to quit smoking and limit alcohol, so we must be restrained, and at the same time pay attention to the risk of cardiovascular and other complications, actively strengthen blood sugar control, and minimize the superimposed effects of diabetes and smoking and drinking. coming health hazards.