Guidance on self-care for type 1 diabetes

Type 1 diabetes is a dangerous disease, which forces the person to adhere to a lifelong treatment plan. Care plays an important role in reducing the risk of serious, life-threatening complications.

1. What is type 1 diabetes?

Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes and adolescent diabetes, can occur at any age but is common in children, adolescents and young adults. In type 1 diabetes, the patient's pancreas produces little or no insulin, so causes the person to be treated with insulin for life.

The causes of type 1 diabetes are not yet fully understood. In most cases, the mechanism that causes type 1 diabetes is caused by the immune system of the patient's own body attacking and destroying part of the insulin-producing pancreas. This condition occurs for a period of time, so, in the early stages of type 1 diabetes, the person may not have any noticeable symptoms. It is only when the number of insulin-producing cells is affected enough that it begins to affect the amount of insulin produced. When low insulin levels lead to increased blood sugar levels and symptoms of diabetes begin to occur.

Diabetes Tuyp 1

Since type 1 diabetes is an autoimed disease, people with other autoibilis such as Hashimoto's disease or primary athline failure (also known as Addison's Disease) are also more likely to develop type 1 diabetes.

2. Self-care guidelines for type 1 diabetes

Eat healthy foods

The foods in the diabetes treatment plan are often also good foods for everyone such as low-fat foods, salt restrictions, low sugar and more fiber such as beans, fruits, vegetables and cereals. Eating properly will help you:

  • Reach and keep the right weight
  • Keep blood sugar levels in an allowable range
  • Prevention of heart and vascular diseases

If you do not have a diet for diabetics, you should seek the opinion of a dietitian to help you plan your meals for yourself and your family.

Expert nutrition

Patients need a scientific diet

If you have insulin use

  • Inject yourself with insulin at the right dosage and inject it properly, in the right place.
  • The amount of food per meal is the same and eats at a certain time
  • Do not skip meals, especially if you have injected insulin. Failure to eat will lead to too low blood sugar levels.

Exercise regularly

Daily exercise is not only good for diabetics but good for everyone such as:

  • walk
  • swim
  • dance
  • Cycling
  • Play sports
  • Clean the house or take care of the garden.

Exercise is especially good for people with diabetes due to:

  • Helps to lose weight and keep weight reasonable.
  • Makes insulin easier to reduce blood glucose levels.
  • Help the heart and lungs work better.
  • Exercise provides more positive energy.

Before starting to exercise, the patient should ask for a doctor's opinion on what type of exercise is suitable for his condition. If high blood pressure or eye problems are associated, some exercises, such as weightlifting, may not be safe for the person.

What to eat before and after exercising?

Some exercises are not suitable for patients

You should try to exercise at least three times a week and about 30 to 45 minutes at a time. If you can not exercise continuously, you can exercise about 5 to 10 minutes ago, then gradually prolong the training period.

If you do not eat more than an hour or if the blood sugar level is below 100-120, eat an apple or drink a glass of milk before exercising. When exercising, you should bring a room snack in case of a large decrease in blood glucose levels. Also, when going out to exercise, you should wear identification cards or other personal papers so that others know you have diabetes.

If you use Insulin:

  • You'll have to exercise after eating, not before eating.
  • Check blood glucose before, during and after exercise. Do not exercise when blood glucose is higher than 240.
  • Avoid exercising before bedtime due to exercise will cause blood glucose to drop during the night.

Do not smoke: Smoking increases the risk of diabetes complications such as:

  • Decreased blood flow in the legs and feet, which leads to facilitation of infection, ulcers and surgical removal of part of the body by surgery (amputation)
  • Heart disease
  • stroke
  • Eye diseases, which can lead to blindness
  • Neurological damage
  • Kidney disease
  • Premature death

tobacco

Patients should not smoke

Talk to your doctor about ways to help you quit smoking or use other tobacco.

Control blood pressure and cholesterol

Like diabetes, high blood pressure can damage your blood vessels. High cholesterol is also a concern, as lesions are often heavier and faster when you have diabetes. When these conditions come together, it increases the risk of a heart attack, stroke, or other life-threatening illness.

Patients should follow a healthy diet, lose fat and exercise regularly, or your doctor may also prescribe medication if necessary.

Regular medical check-up

Patients should schedule two to four times a year to check for diabetes. During the examination, the doctor will ask about nutritional status and activity levels, look for any diabetes-related complications such as signs of kidney damage, neurological damage and heart disease, as well as screen for other pathular problems.

The ophthalmist will examine the signs of retinal damage, cataracts and glaucoma.

Cardiovascular screening, medical examination

Regular health check-up helps patients to be detected early

Vaccination

Diabetes increases the risk of certain diseases, so vaccination can help prevent these diseases such as:

  • Flu vaccine.
  • Pneumonia vaccine.
  • Hepatitis B vaccine.
  • Other vaccines such as tetanus or other vaccines recommended by the doctor.

Oral care

Diabetes can make you more susceptible to gum infections. Therefore, you should brush your teeth at least twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, take dental only every day and schedule a dental examination at least twice a year.

At Share99 International Health Hub, we always implement a screening package for diabetes mellitus, dysle fat disorders to help detect pre-diabetes early, accurately categoric the type of diabetes, build nutrition, monitor and minimize the risks and complications caused by diabetes.

Customers can directly go to Share99 Health System nationwide for examination or contact the hotline here for assistance.

Article reference source: mayoclinic.org

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