Sleep Disorders
Sleep disorders manifest as late bedtimes, early awakenings, insomnia, etc. Numerous studies both in China and abroad have shown that sleep disorders are closely related to diabetes, mainly due to increased insulin resistance. Whether improving sleep can improve insulin resistance needs further confirmation, but it can indeed help to better control blood sugar and delay the progression of complications. Therefore, diabetic patients must pay attention to sleep problems.
Excessive Energy Intake
Obesity can lead to insulin resistance in the body, increase blood sugar, and is an important risk factor for type 2 diabetes. Blood sugar is more difficult to control in obese diabetic patients, but it will improve significantly after weight loss. Therefore, people whose body mass index exceeds the standard, especially those with abdominal obesity, must be particularly vigilant against diabetes. Diabetic patients should also avoid high-energy diets and not exceed the daily energy intake limit.
Too Little Exercise
Modern life is becoming more and more convenient, and people have few opportunities to walk in their daily lives. They prefer to use cars instead of walking, taking cars when going out and elevators when going upstairs. Many people get out of breath and feel sore in their waist and legs after walking a few steps. These are typical signs of not loving exercise and lack of physical activity. The amount of exercise in modern people has significantly decreased, which can easily lead to obesity and diabetes. For diabetic patients, too little exercise is not conducive to blood sugar control. It is best to exercise for 30 minutes a day, 5 times a week.
Sleeping with the Light On
Studies have shown that sleeping with the light on can unknowingly affect the normal secretion of melatonin in the human body, disrupting the natural mechanism of the body's perception of day-night rhythms, which affects sleep quality. Melatonin can improve type 2 diabetes and its complications through different mechanisms and is helpful for blood sugar control. Therefore, diabetic patients must turn off the lights when sleeping at night.
Getting Angry Easily
The occurrence of diabetes is due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin secretion. In addition to being affected by blood sugar and some endocrine hormones, insulin secretion is also affected by nerve function. When a person is in a stressful state such as anger or anxiety, the sympathetic nerves are excited, which can lead to a rapid heartbeat and a feeling of heat all over the body. This directly inhibits insulin secretion. At the same time, the sympathetic nerves also promote the secretion of adrenaline, which indirectly inhibits insulin secretion, leading to an increase in blood sugar and blood pressure. Therefore, diabetic patients should often laugh, get angry less or not at all, think things through, keep an open mind, and maintain a good attitude.
High Work Stress
A German study showed that people with high work stress who do not pay attention to controlling their work pace may have a 63% higher risk of developing diabetes than the average person. People with high work stress are more likely to have unhealthy lifestyle habits, such as smoking, drinking, and unhealthy diet, which can lead to diabetes. In addition, work stress increases the stress hormone cortisol, which prevents the body from regulating blood sugar normally. Therefore, diabetic patients must learn to relieve stress in their daily lives, otherwise blood sugar will be difficult to control.
Frequent Night Shifts
A large multinational study found that people who frequently work night shifts have a significantly increased risk of type 2 diabetes, and the risk of diabetes in shift-working men is significantly higher than in women. It is clear that frequent night shifts have an impact on blood sugar. If diabetic patients frequently work night shifts, they need to pay special attention to blood sugar changes and arrange their diet and medication reasonably.
Playing Mahjong Every Day
If you play mahjong every day, it means you are addicted. After becoming addicted to mahjong, it is easy to disrupt regular meal times, affecting the "fixed time, fixed amount, fixed meal" principle. Moreover, winning or losing will also affect emotions, which in turn affects blood sugar control. It is not only detrimental to physical and mental health but also aggravates the condition. Therefore, diabetic patients should not get addicted to mahjong; do it occasionally for their own entertainment.
Do you have any of the above bad habits? If so, as long as you consciously change them, your blood sugar control will improve. Changing habits is not something that happens overnight, so take it slow, and habits will become natural.