[더셀럽 박수정 기자] Diabetes is dealt with in’Myeong’.
EBS1’s ‘2021, Diabetes Warning’, broadcast on the afternoon of the 12th, introduces the diagnostic criteria and causes of diabetes, complications, and blood sugar management methods.
Is our blood sugar level really safe for a year at home due to Corona 19? In the past year, when physical activity declined as it became difficult to do outdoor activities, I was anxious while eating and drinking at home.
Didn’t the blood sugar level go up? If blood sugar control fails, serious complications such as diabetic retinopathy, diabetic foot disease, and chronic renal failure can occur, leading to death.
Also, patients who have been diagnosed with diabetes and have been managing their blood sugar are worried because their blood sugar has not been well-controlled over the past year, as their regular life collapsed.
Why does diabetes occur, and how should I manage it? It is no exaggeration to say that the Republic of Korea is currently fighting against blood sugar. There are 5 million diabetic patients in Korea, and 10 million including those with fasting blood sugar disorder (prediabetes).
◆The cause of amputation of the foot, diabetes
A man in his 60s urgently visited the emergency room. His left foot turned black, and his instep was in a serious condition. The medical staff eventually decided to amputate his left foot. His disease name is’diabetic foot disease’. It is one of the chronic complications caused by diabetes. If not properly managed, diabetes can lead to serious complications. So what is diabetes and why does it occur? The food we eat turns into glucose in the body. At this time, the concentration of glucose in the blood is called’blood sugar’. If’insulin’, which plays a role in lowering glucose, does not function properly, or if there is a problem with the function of secreting insulin, glucose accumulates in the body and blood sugar rises. What dangerous situations will arise when you don’t manage your diabetes?
◆The living environment turned into a corona, blood sugar fluctuates.
In the past year, when the amount of activity decreased due to Corona 19, food in the refrigerator accumulated and the weight increased. Was it so? A woman in her 50s was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Instead of starting medication right away, she decided to try controlling blood sugar through diet and exercise. She has begun the fight against blood sugar, how should she manage her blood sugar now? On the other hand, there is a man in his 60s who belongs to type 1 diabetes who needs to control blood sugar because the pancreas does not secrete any insulin. He has been controlling blood sugar by administering insulin injections four times a day for more than 10 years, but the problem with low blood sugar has been that it keeps coming. When hypoglycemic shock comes, dizziness, night sweats, and tremors in the hands and feet appear, and in severe cases, loss of consciousness and death can result. How do I control blood sugar, which is a problem because it is too high, and because it is too low?
◆People’s Diabetes Improvement Project
Managing diabetes is a fight against yourself. To manage blood sugar, you need to adjust your diet and exercise thoroughly. So what to eat and how to exercise? Professor Min Kyung-wan, who treats diabetic patients, is thorough in managing his blood sugar. Because he is also a pre-diabetes patient. Introducing the diet control method and exercise method that Professor Myung and Gyeong-wan Min are directly practicing. I ate it inadvertently, but it turns out that there are some foods that threatened the health of diabetics, and here are some exercise moves that even elderly patients can follow.
‘Myeong’ is broadcast every Friday at 9:50 pm.
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