Diabetes sufferers should be able to control their condition on their own.

 Diabetes sufferers should be able to control their condition on their own.

Diabetes therapy relies heavily on good self-management. Patients will understand basic diabetes knowledge and learn the necessary disease control skills to prevent the occurrence and development of acute and chronic diabetic complications, and finally learn how to live happily and enjoy life after having diabetes, thanks to the collaborative efforts of patients, family members, friends, physicians, and experts involved in the treatment.

Diabetes therapy relies heavily on good self-management. Patients will understand basic diabetes knowledge and learn the necessary disease control skills to prevent the occurrence and development of acute and chronic diabetic complications, and finally learn how to live happily and enjoy life after having diabetes, thanks to the collaborative efforts of patients, family members, friends, physicians, and experts involved in the treatment.

1. The incidence of foot gangrene in diabetic foot care patients is 17 times that of non-diabetic patients. Even minor injuries can result in infection, gangrene, or even amputation, so foot care is critical.

①. Wash your feet every day with warm water and non-irritating soap (you can first feel the temperature of the water with your wrist or elbow or your family to prevent the temperature from being too high).

②. Take care to keep your feet and toes dry. Patients who sweat a lot on their feet can use non-irritating dry powder.

③. A skin care product can be applied to the surface of the foot skin for individuals who have very dry feet.

④. After washing and soaking the feet, clip the lengthy toenails, and the front end of the toenails should be cut flat and polished to avoid growth into the meat.

⑤. It is prohibited to apply inflammatory substances, such as corporate, to corn or to cut these sections with a knife or scissors.

⑥. Before wearing new shoes for the first time, carefully inspect them for foreign matters and wear them after relaxing the support and feet; old shoes and slippers should also be inspected on a regular basis.

⑦. Do not go barefoot. Keep your socks clean by changing them every day. Socks with holes or patches are not permitted. You should not walk on stones.

⑧. To prevent excessive friction or stacking, soft, breathable, and elastic objects such as cotton can be inserted between the toes.

⑨. In the event of an infection, wear, or blisters, consult a doctor as soon as possible.

2. Diabetic skin care should include developing excellent personal hygiene habits, regular washing and changing of clothes, preventing blocking of pores, causing furuncle and carbuncle, and doing partial cleansing and disinfection for diseased locations, especially with physicians in time.

3. The extent of oral illness in diabetes individuals receiving dental treatment varies. Gum disease is becoming more likely by hyperglycemia. Patients should wash their teeth at least twice every day (before going to bed late and after getting up early). Tilt the bristles of a soft, round toothbrush 45 degrees to the gums. Brush up and down, and brush the chewing surface as well as the rough surface of the tongue.

Pick your teeth once a day to remove germs from your teeth. After each meal, rinse your mouth. Bacterial growth in the mouth can be prevented by rinsing with salt and hot water. Once diabetes is diagnosed, an oral checkup should be performed every 36 months, and a new toothbrush should be purchased every 34 months.

4. Outbound trip management for diabetic patients

①. Eating out should be kept to a minimum. If you must eat outside, you should learn to eat scientifically to avoid blood sugar spikes.

②. Fill out the diabetic treatment card with the patient's name, address, contact information, and phone number, as well as the current medicine.

③. Carry adequate insulin or oral hypoglycemic medicines with you. Don't give them up; Additionally, prepare other drugs and requirements, such as antibiotics, diarrhea, nausea, sleeplessness, and cold medicines.

④. Carry snacks and hypoglycemic foods with you in case of an inadvertent meal or hypoglycemia.

⑤. Glucose levels should be checked on a regular basis.

We must do all possible to avoid excessive weariness in order to avoid exacerbating diabetes. If the trip is lengthy, it should be taken by airline or rail. Get up and take a stroll.