An effective family diabetes management model is a must read for those with sugar friends!
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2025-10-27
My husband suffers from type 1 diabetes. Since I got married, I have been fully responsible for his daily control of diabetes and take good care of him. For diabetes management, I highly recommend the diabetes family management model. To manage diabetes well, patients and their families need to work together. Here are some experiences to share with patients. Don't be too strict with your diet. 1. The principle of diet should be comprehensive and diverse. Ensure to eat at least 20 types of food every day. But don't deliberately eat more of a single variety. Also, according to your own taste, eat more of what you like (excluding junk food), and don't force yourself to eat what you don't like.
My husband suffers from type 1 diabetes. Since I got married, I have been fully responsible for his daily control of diabetes and take good care of him. For diabetes management, I highly recommend the diabetes family management model. To manage diabetes well, patients and their families need to work together. Here are some experiences to share with patients. Don't be too strict with your diet. 1. The principle of diet should be comprehensive and diverse. Ensure to eat at least 20 types of food every day. But don't deliberately eat more of a single variety. Also, according to your own taste, eat more of what you like (excluding junk food), and don't force yourself to eat what you don't like.
2. Pay attention to the combination of nutritional colors and types in the daily menu, as well as the amount of oil and salt. I don't calculate the amount of each meal, but I know how long it takes to eat a bottle of oil or a can of salt, which can be used to deduce the approximate daily average. It doesn't need to be calculated very accurately, it needs to be controlled on a large scale. In terms of dish preparation methods, in addition to traditional Chinese steaming, stewing, and cold dishes, we also refer to Western cuisine experience and make more raw salads.
3. Before bedtime, decide whether to add meals based on blood sugar levels. Generally, it should be below 7.5mmol/L when consumed. Do not eat if it is above 8.0mmol/L. If it is above 8.5mmol/L, insulin should be supplemented appropriately. It is important to learn the pattern of estimating blood sugar and the amount of extra meals.
4. He will occasionally gossip and crave for food such as sweets, nuts, or chocolate, so he will eat a small amount. If he is too restrained, he will actually crave more. Increasing the amount of exercise appropriately can offset excess heat.
5. Lastly, we have no dietary restrictions and eat everything. Doctors also advocate eating like normal people, as long as we balance the amount of medication, food, and exercise, and maintain a balance between the amount we eat and the amount we consume. It is best to maintain a certain regularity and intensity when exercising. Based on his work and daily routine, I have arranged the following routine projects for him: ① On weekdays, he walks for 15 minutes after breakfast, 20-30 minutes after lunch, and 10-15 minutes of indoor exercise after dinner in autumn and winter seasons; Take a 30 minute walk after dinner in spring and summer. ② On rest days, play ball or swim or take a continuous walk for more than 1 hour. The doctor highly recommends swimming, it is indeed very good. In addition to taking a walk after meals, it is recommended to carry high sugar fruit juice with you during exercise. Generally, let him take a few sips of juice after 15 minutes of exercise. This can prevent blood sugar from fluctuating too much. The intensity of exercise should be maintained within a heart rate of 110 beats per minute.
From experience, exercise is very effective in lowering blood sugar. On days of traveling, the daily exercise volume is much higher than usual, and the diet is irregular, but the blood sugar is still good. Perhaps there are emotional factors, but exercise is the main reason. The current plan for medication and monitoring should be regular, which is NovoRapid+Lantus. The daily usage is 38 units. He used to control himself to 60 units per day, but he managed to lose so much without dieting and maintaining good blood sugar levels, which gave him a great sense of achievement. I didn't intentionally ask him to eat less and reduce his intake, I just had a regular diet and exercise, achieving a virtuous cycle. In addition, according to the experience and reference of doctors and friends around, we usually let him take some traditional Chinese patent medicines and simple preparations for recuperation, and also pay attention to the use of dietotherapy in diet.
Monitoring is a routine task, with visits to the hospital every six months to check various related items such as glycated hemoglobin, fundus, cardiopulmonary function, urine routine, blood lipids, electrolytes, etc.
Normally, ensure to self test blood sugar 4-5 times a day. If it is unstable, increase the monitoring frequency. Fasting and bedtime are two time points that must be measured, and other times depend on the situation. If trying new dietary varieties or engaging in new exercise programs, it is necessary to increase the frequency of monitoring before and after to quickly grasp the pattern. Moderate control of emotions and psychology. Firstly, my husband's condition is good and he has not been depressed for too long due to illness. At the beginning, there must have been a process of acceptance, but it quickly passed. In fact, the environment is very important in this regard. If one does not feel the inconvenience or discrimination caused by illness in their daily life, they will gradually become indifferent to this matter. Secondly, I am optimistic, cheerful, and enjoy life, and I must also show this side in front of him. This will somewhat infect his enthusiasm, and over time, it will make him fade the psychological shadow brought by the disease. Therefore, I am reading all the websites about diabetes, and I understand all the knowledge about diabetes. In this way, I can filter out some negative factors and only tell him what is useful. Since I voluntarily learn control knowledge, he is happy to trust my abilities and actively cooperate with my requirements.
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