Busy entertaining guests and not eating leads to fainting and coma
Dr. Tran Viet Thang, Deputy Head of the Department of Endocrinology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, said that near Tet, the hospital received many cases of diabetic patients being hospitalized for emergency care due to being busy at the end of the year, not eating and monitoring their health, causing hypoglycemia.
A typical case is that of a female patient (54 years old, residing in Ho Chi Minh City) who was admitted to the emergency room in a state of severe hypoglycemia. Relatives said that the patient had just been diagnosed with diabetes and had to inject insulin. After the injection, the patient was busy entertaining guests and preparing food, so she did not have time to eat. When relatives entered the kitchen, they found the patient passed out on the floor.
Coma due to sudden hypoglycemia is an extremely dangerous complication.
Dr. Thang said that a coma caused by sudden hypoglycemia is an extremely dangerous complication, causing the patient to lose consciousness. If not intervened early, the patient can easily suffer irreversible brain damage.
According to Dr. Thang, Tet holiday for people with diabetes has many adverse factors affecting health.
During the Tet holiday, medical facilities that take care of patients are closed, and patients cannot get medicine. In addition, Vietnamese people often feel tired and sick, so they "try" to wait until after Tet to see a doctor.
During Tet, people often prepare saltier foods, foods containing more sugar, and energy-rich dairy products such as banh chung, cakes, and carbonated soft drinks, which affect the patient's blood sugar levels.
During Tet, dishes are often prepared saltier, with more fat, sugar... affecting blood sugar levels.
Meal times are also affected, such as being busy entertaining guests or hanging out with friends, which can cause hypoglycemia. During Tet, patients often skip exercise and daily healthy habits.
Especially dangerous is for diabetics with high blood sugar who have to take medication or inject insulin but forget to take their medication or do not bring enough medication to take and inject according to daily schedule.
Master Thang said that diabetic patients taking hypoglycemic drugs, especially those who have to inject insulin, need to remember not to skip meals or eat too late or eat less than usual, because they can easily get hypoglycemia.
For patients who comply with treatment well, eat well, and exercise well but have signs of hypoglycemia such as fatigue, dizziness, sweating, coldness, decreased consciousness, etc., they must quickly supplement sugar by eating candy, drinking sugar water, then measure blood sugar to check.
On the contrary, when blood sugar is high, the patient may have symptoms such as fatigue, drinking a lot, urinating a lot, abdominal pain, rapid breathing, difficulty breathing, sleeping a lot... When the above symptoms appear, the patient must immediately contact the treating doctor or go to the nearest medical facility for timely diagnosis and treatment.
With energy-rich foods like banh tet, banh chung... you should divide them into many meals.
"Patients should not wait until after Tet to go to the doctor. If they feel tired or have suspicious symptoms, they should test their blood sugar immediately to determine if their blood sugar level is safe," Dr. Thang advised.
For people with diabetes, to ensure good health during Tet, it is necessary to try to maintain a regular daily eating habit. Prepare enough medicine. When going on business trips or returning to your hometown, you need to bring medicine and a blood glucose meter with you. In one meal, you should not eat too much of your favorite but unhealthy dishes, but divide them into a few small pieces per meal. People with diabetes should limit drinking a lot of alcohol because when hypoglycemia occurs, it can easily cause confusion in the treatment of relatives around, which can affect the patient's life.
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