Tuesday 19 June 2012

How to prevent type 1 diabetes complications


Not pay attention to some of the details of the problem for patients with type 1 diabetes, such as in the early treatment of diabetic complications, will also appear, then, we should be how to prevent type 1 diabetes complications?
1, to protect the skin: to protect the skin, and timely treatment of ulcers and wounds, to prevent the occurrence of serious infections.
Eyesight checked regularly: all patients with diabetes every year should go to the hospital eye exams, the doctor will tell you about diabetes damage to the eyes. For patients with type 1 diabetes, five years after puberty, the time to begin an annual eye examination. Patients with diabetes is blurred vision, partial vision missing, do not effect, better communication with the ophthalmologist, increasing the number of checks in order to detect changes of the disease and early treatment to prevent blindness.
3, feet every day and pay attention to the check: For small wounds, ulcers or blisters should be taken seriously to prevent future occurrence of serious consequences. In addition, to cut toenails cut, do not break the skin around the To timely medical treatment.
4, on a regular basis to check blood pressure, blood lipids: diabetes complicated by heart, diabetic patients often blood pressure, blood lipids, but also to check the ECG.
5 a day, feet and pay attention to check: For small wounds, ulcers or blisters should be taken seriously to prevent future serious consequences. In addition, to cut toenails cut, do not break the skin around the To timely medical treatment.
Note paresthesia: diabetic patients with the hands or feet numbness, tingling or burning feeling, be sure to timely medical treatment, it is likely a sign of neuropathy.
Acute diabetic patients to beware of diabetes complications such as ketoacidosis, hypoglycemia, once the feeling abnormal, be sure to timely medical treatment to avoid serious consequences.