1, eat less at the next meal, get rid of snacks once or change to foods with low glycemic index (GI). For overweight type 2 diabetic patients, only 5 ~10% of their body weight can significantly improve their blood sugar. Therefore, as long as the calorie intake is properly reduced, better blood sugar control can be achieved. The general experience is that reducing15g of carbohydrate (about 50g of rice or 30g of steamed bread,150g of apple or pear, 400ml of milk or 300ml of sugar-free yogurt) can reduce blood sugar by about1.7mmol/L..
2. Increase the amount of activity or do more exercise. Patients with type 2 diabetes generally get better blood sugar control by strengthening exercise. Even simple exercise, such as walking for 20 minutes every day, can effectively improve insulin resistance and lose weight as long as it persists. Studies have confirmed that after reasonable exercise, diabetic patients can indeed reduce the dosage of hypoglycemic drugs, or even completely get rid of drug treatment.
3. Adjust the medication (increase the dosage, increase the frequency of medication or add another hypoglycemic agent) Although the methods of exercise and diet adjustment are economical and have few side effects, when these methods cannot make the blood sugar reach the ideal level, it suggests that it is necessary for us to adjust the medication. Compared with the first two methods, drugs can indeed treat hyperglycemia faster and more effectively. If you are receiving a small dose of oral medication, the doctor may advise you to increase the dosage or let you take the medicine once a day in the morning and once a night. If the dosage is already very large, the doctor may add another hypoglycemic drug to you.
4. Self-relaxation and emotional adjustment Relaxation exercises (such as deep breathing, relaxing muscles with relaxing music, etc.) can help relieve stress and make hypoglycemic treatment more effective. Learning to adjust emotions and enhance self-efficacy (people's subjective judgment on whether they can successfully carry out a certain behavior), so as to overcome the bad mentality such as fear and negativity after illness, is also helpful to control blood sugar.
5, actively treat other diseases (such as colds, infections, etc.) Cold, infections and other problems will cause an increase in adrenaline in the body, which will lead to an increase in blood sugar. Although this change is a physiological response of the body to fight diseases, it is not conducive to your blood sugar control. Therefore, although you have a bad appetite and eat less in this case, you still need to continue taking drugs to control your blood sugar, and sometimes you even need to increase the dosage of drugs. During your illness, you need to ask your doctor for advice on what to do.