Patient's question:
I have had diabetes for two years already and need to take medication every day to lower my blood sugar. Yesterday, a fellow patient with diabetes suddenly had a severe condition, saying it was critical. I felt extremely upset upon hearing this. I want to know if diabetes can also lead to life-threatening situations? What are the main causes of death from diabetes?Doctor's answer:
With diabetes, in addition to taking medication to lower blood sugar, it is also necessary to control blood sugar through diet or exercise. Daily diet should be low in sugar and low in fat. Avoid eating too many high-sugar foods or too many pickled foods, spicy and irritating foods. You can do appropriate aerobic exercises every day to help lower blood sugar, especially for obese-type diabetes, it is more important to control body weight.