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True and false opinions have taken root about diabetes, as well as about other fearsome diseases. Do you also succumb to them?
1. Type 2 diabetes may reverse when an obese person loses weight.
Truth.
As a result of the diet, blood glucose levels are lowered and insulin resistance is lowered.
2. Stress increases blood sugar levels.
Truth.
Stress releases hormones, which include increase blood pressure and sugar levels.
3. Blurred vision may be a symptom of diabetes.
Truth.
This is because sodium chloride builds up in the lens, which changes its shape and lowers the sharpness. This symptom disappears when treatment is started.
4. In men, erectile dysfunction may be the first symptom of diabetes.
Truth.
They testify to the long-lasting high sugar levels, as a result of which the nervous system is damaged.
5. Diabetic menopausal women should not use hormone therapy (HT).
Not true.
They can and should use it if they are prescribed by a doctor.
6. Chocolate is recommended for low sugar.
Not true.
Chocolate products contain simple sugars and fats that can be used in low sugar, but only as a last resort, when the patient has nothing else to eat with him.
7. A diabetic person can eat fruit without any restrictions.
Not true.
Fruits contain a simple sugar – fructose. A diabetic cannot eat many fruits at once, especially some fruits, such as grapes or bananas.
Also check: Can peas and beans appear in a diabetic’s diet?
8. Unsweet alcohol lowers sugar levels.
Truth.
People with diabetes can drink it in small amounts because it inhibits the production and secretion of glucose by the liver.
9. A diabetic person should not be a professional driver, crane operator or work at height.
Truth.
These are professions that, in the event of hypoglycemia in a diabetic, pose a risk to passengers and the sick.
10. After long-term intake of anti-diabetic tablets, the patient must be treated with insulin.
Truth.
After a few years of taking the tablets, the so-called secondary ineffectiveness for oral antidiabetic drugs. Pills are not enough to lower your glucose levels. Insulin is needed.
Text: Joanna Morawska
Source: Domowe Kuracje, Let’s live longer