How to treat diabetes in the elderly

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At present, the concept of age for elderly diabetes is not unified. In China, the elderly over 60 years old with diabetes are generally called elderly diabetes. According to the onset time, senile diabetes can be divided into diabetes onset in old age and those onset in young adults and extending to old age. For elderly patients with diabetes, reduce symptoms, improve the quality of life, prevent acute and chronic complications, reduce mortality and treatment of accompanying diseases, therefore, scientific and reasonable diet for the treatment of elderly diabetes is very important. Next, let's talk about my experience.

How to treat diabetes in the elderly

The first is the intake control and selection of fat, which is the main source of fat, including olive oil, peanut oil, soybean oil, rapeseed oil, etc. No more than half a pair (about 2.5 tablespoons) a day, many elderly people with diabetes are caused by obesity. Next is meat, egg and milk, not animal skin and viscera. One egg a day, half a catty milk, 3 Liang lean meat (or 4 liang fish, shrimp).

Second: in the daily meal arrangements, cooking methods, more than three meals a day, regular, quantitative. Cooking food should be steamed, boiled, stewed, mixed, marinated and other methods with less oil. Use less methods such as frying and frying. In particular, it can be used in warm and light soup before meals, which can not only care for the intestines and stomach of the elderly, but also reduce blood sugar.

Third: vegetables are the main sources of vitamins, inorganic salts and dietary fiber, including all kinds of vegetables with leaves and stems, such as cabbage, spinach, lettuce, rape, wax gourd, celery, lettuce, etc. No less than 1 jin per day. Staple food is the main source of carbohydrates, vitamins, dietary fiber, including cereals, potatoes and so on. They should eat 4-6 Liang a day (7 Liang for some patients with high stature, thin body and heavy physical activity).

matters needing attention

For elderly patients with diabetes, we should not only supervise the elderly to take hypoglycemic drugs on time, but also avoid taking them today and tomorrow, so as to help them control diabetes in a reasonable and scientific way.