During the treatment of diabetic patients, blood sugar often fluctuates greatly due to the interference of multiple factors, which can aggravate the development of complications and even endanger life, so they must be highly vigilant. So, what factors are likely to cause blood sugar fluctuations?
1. Poor medication compliance. Regardless of insulin or oral hypoglycemic drugs, unauthorized reduction, discontinuation, or changing of types can cause blood sugar to rise rapidly; unauthorized increase or increase in frequency, such as repeated use of medicines or adding new types, can cause blood sugar to drop too low.
2. Disruption of dietary routine. If relatives and friends gather together and overeat, blood sugar may rise sharply; if you stop eating for any reason and feel hungry, your blood sugar may continue to drop.
3. Improper exercise. Sitting in a small room all day long, eating more and moving less will accumulate calories and blood sugar can rise; exercise that is too intense and for too long can lower blood sugar.
4. Life is irregular. For example, if you work overtime, stay up late, or have insomnia, your blood sugar will easily rebound the next day; if you have uneven work and rest for a long time and are exhausted, your blood sugar will drop again.
5. Climate change. When a cold wave hits, a large amount of adrenaline is released in the body, liver glycogen output increases, and blood sugar rises. In hot summer seasons, the body's metabolism speeds up, energy consumption increases, and blood sugar can be low.
6. Emotionally disturbed. Nervousness, anger, mental stimulation, and sympathetic nerve excitement will cause blood sugar to rise suddenly; depression, depression, and malaise throughout the day will lead to vagus nerve activity being dominant and blood sugar to drop.
7. Trauma and acute infection. Trauma, surgery, acute infections such as colds and fevers, etc., put the human body in a state of stress and raise blood sugar.
8. Special circumstances of female patients. If a woman has menstruation, pregnancy, or childbirth, her blood sugar will usually rise.
9. Adverse reactions of other drugs. Commonly used drugs such as thiazide diuretics, glucocorticoids, and sex hormones such as birth control pills can cause blood sugar to rise; salicylates, sulfa drugs, and reserpine can also cause blood sugar to decrease.
10. Others. For example, when you strain to defecate with chronic constipation, your blood sugar may rise temporarily.
