Patient's question:
My grandfather at home, every time we eat sweets, grandfather can't eat. I asked my mom, my mom said grandfather has a small health problem and can't eat sugar. Later, I learned that grandfather has diabetes, I'm very worried that now grandfather has had diabetes for 14 years, will it continue to worsen?Doctor's answer:
First, I suggest you don't get nervous. Diabetes is a common and prevalent disease in the field of endocrinology. In China, the incidence rate has reached 1/10, meaning that out of every 10 people, one suffers from diabetes. As long as your grandfather's blood sugar is well-controlled, with a fasting blood glucose level of 6.0 millimoles per liter and a post-meal blood glucose level not exceeding 8.0 millimoles per liter within two hours, it will not affect the quality of life and will never shorten the lifespan.