In the health management of diabetes patients, there is a often neglected but critical indicator — urine. When diabetes patients have urine acids above a certain value, complications come to the door. So, what’s the key? How can an effective response be achieved?
As one of the human metabolites, urea acid is ejected mainly through the kidney. In normal conditions, the generation of urea acid is balanced with excretion, but once this balance is destroyed, the urea acid accumulates in the body, which leads to high urearate haemaemia. Insulin resistance is common among diabetics, which has an impact on the ability of kidneys to excrete ureic acid, leading to its accumulation. In addition to this, some of the sugar-reducing drugs have the potential to interfere with urea acid excretion, further increasing the risk of hyperureaemia. In general, the normal value of urine acid should not exceed 400 μmol/L. Once that’s over, the alarm will ring! Because hyperureaemia is not only likely to cause arrhythmia, it is also closely associated with multiple complications such as kidney diseases and cardiovascular diseases. For diabetics, these complications will undoubtedly “commencing”. In order to combat high urea acidemia, diabetes patients need to: 1. Dietal adjustment: reduced intake of high larvae foods, such as larvae, seafood, etc., and increased intake of low larvae foods, such as vegetables, fruits and whole grains. At the same time, maintaining adequate water intake contributes to the excretion of urine. 2. Motivation: Appropriate campaigns can promote metabolism and help reduce levels of urine acid. Care must, however, be taken to avoid violent movements that could induce ache. 3. Drug treatment: Under the guidance of a doctor, some urea-acid drugs can be used to assist the treatment. However, attention must be paid to the side effects and interactions of drugs. 4. Periodic monitoring: Diabetes patients should regularly monitor urea acid levels in order to detect and treat hyperurinacidemia in a timely manner. Diabetes patients are wary of the fact that high ureaemia, a “minor troublemaker”, can effectively prevent and treat the occurrence of urea acidemia and its complications and enjoy a healthy life by means of diet adjustment, appropriate exercise, medication and regular monitoring.
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