How to treat diabetes in the elderly

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Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia. Hyperglycemia is caused by the deficiency of insulin secretion or the impairment of its biological function, or both. Hyperglycemia exists for a long time in diabetes, which leads to chronic damage and dysfunction of various tissues. Let's explore how to treat diabetes in the elderly.

How to treat diabetes in the elderly

Method 1: short acting insulin, also known as conventional insulin, is the most commonly used common insulin. It starts to take effect about 20 minutes after subcutaneous injection and can last for 5-8 hours. It is generally injected 15-20 minutes before three meals to neutralize the blood sugar rise produced by the food eaten in each meal.

Method 2: medium acting insulin, also known as low protamine zinc insulin, is a milky white turbid liquid. It takes more than one hour to take effect after subcutaneous injection, which can last for 12-14 hours. Injection of medium acting insulin before bedtime can maintain the basic level of insulin at night, avoid the peak of insulin at night, and reduce the occurrence of hypoglycemia at night.

Method 3: long acting insulin, also known as protamine zinc insulin, takes effect in 3-4 hours and lasts for 24-36 hours. The effect of long-acting insulin is weak and long-lasting, and the effect alone is not good, so it needs to be combined with oral hypoglycemic drugs or short acting insulin.

matters needing attention

Finally, I would like to remind you once again: in sports, diabetic patients should choose the appropriate way and intensity of exercise according to their own specific conditions, avoid high-intensity exercise and prevent accidental injury. At the end of the exercise, you need to do 5-10 minutes of finishing exercise, such as bending, kicking and so on, to make the heart rate return to the level of 10-15 times higher than the resting time per minute, and then sit down to rest. Exercise can increase appetite, so we should pay attention to diet control and drug regulation.