What is the treatment of elderly people with diabetes should pay attention to

Note what diabetes treatment, many patients with diabetes, not just adults, the elderly, some young people suffering from diabetes because their body is weak, so it is more necessary in the treatment of attention, Xiao Bian explain to you what a treat older people with diabetes should pay attention to?
First, avoid strong choice for the role of antidiabetic drugs, mostly elderly diabetic patients with type 2 diabetes, the majority of mild, if diet and exercise alone who fail treatment, the choice of oral hypoglycemic agents, to avoid strong role and the role of choice long duration of hypoglycemic agents, in order to avoid low blood sugar.
Second, the low efficacy of oral hypoglycemic agents use insulin for treatment of elderly patients with diabetes long, if you already appear to reduce the efficacy of oral hypoglycemic agents or have significant complications of diabetes, insulin should switch as soon as possible.
Third, pay attention to check liver and kidney function, the choice of antidiabetic drugs, to consider whether the elderly suffering from liver and kidney related ailments, medication process, we should pay attention to check liver and kidney function.
Fourth, be careful of low blood sugar, low blood sugar tolerance for the elderly poor, the consequences are serious, blood sugar control standard than the average person loose some. Because hypoglycemia at night easier, so the elderly have to sleep at night before a test to measure blood sugar, if this blood glucose less than 6 mmol / l, it is necessary snacks, such drink milk and eat two or three cookies, prevent hypoglycemia. Usually, especially when a large amount of activity, the elderly have to carry a little biscuit, candy, snacks, etc. Once dizziness, palpitations, hunger, unresponsive and discomfort, to quickly eat candy, cookies, etc., while paying attention to sit rest, beware of hypoglycemia.
Fifth, under the guidance of antihypertensive and lipid lowering medical treatment to lower blood sugar before bedtime snacks to prevent hypoglycemia. Diabetes blood glucose lowering treatment not less, there will be more down the risk of hypoglycemia. A persistent low blood sugar also causes vasoconstriction, thereby causing serious damage to fall, trauma, fractures, severe and even be fatal. Especially for the elderly, low blood sugar will be greater harm, because their body functions degraded, do not feel sharp, often caused by low blood sugar coma until, when syncope was found, but this time has been very serious condition a.

Pay attention to what diabetes does, by explaining small series, we learn what it? Xiao Bian explained, are from the patient's point of view, in order to enable patients to treatment can be more confident, elderly diabetic patients can hope for better treatment of diabetes.