After the diagnosis of diabetes, the legs are getting thinner and thinner. Why?

After the diagnosis of diabetes, the legs are getting thinner and thinner. Why? Diabetic patients will have typical symptoms of "three more and one less", such as drinking more, eating more urine and losing weight. Many friends find that there is a problem of diabetes, especially with the development of the course of the disease. In terms of weight loss, the meat on the stomach is not less, but the legs are getting thinner and thinner. This situation is not uncommon and deserves our vigilance.

The reason why diabetics have high blood sugar is precisely because of problems in the metabolism and utilization of blood sugar. Both insulin resistance and insufficient insulin secretion in the body will affect the normal utilization of blood sugar by human cells. Glucose in blood is an important substance that provides energy for the body. When glucose is not fully utilized, the body needs more energy. Our body will compensate protein, fat and other substances, and further provide energy for the body. Because of this, blood sugar rises without being used, and the energy needed by the body has to be supplied by decomposing other substances. Therefore, people with diabetes will have weight loss problems, including stovepipe problems.

With the extension of the course of diabetes, if hyperglycemia is not effectively and stably controlled, it will gradually affect the health of blood vessels, especially the capillaries and small blood vessels of lower limbs, which will be adversely affected by hyperglycemia, leading to small blood vessel lesions, poor blood transportation and circulation, and insufficient nutrition supply of lower limbs.

Understand the causes of lower limb emaciation caused by diabetes, and also understand that we should actively pay attention to lower limb emaciation. In fact, emaciation of lower limbs is a concrete manifestation of microangiopathy caused by diabetes. In addition to emaciation, due to insufficient blood supply, there may be various discomfort symptoms such as leg and foot chills, foot pain, abnormal sensation of lower limbs and feet. If these symptoms are not controlled, they will gradually develop.

How to deal with the problem of lower limb emaciation in diabetes? First of all, of course, we must strengthen the control of blood sugar. The sooner you actively control high blood sugar, the easier it is to control it, and the more you can reduce the harm of high blood sugar to health and the risk of diabetic complications caused by high blood sugar. Usually, diabetic patients will lose weight of lower limbs because they don't pay enough attention to hyperglycemia and don't actively adjust it. However, even so, we must understand that it is not too late to mend.

In addition to strengthening blood sugar control, let's talk about diet conditioning. People with diabetes should pay attention to diet control, but never overeat. Dietary control of diabetics is to control the balance of energy intake, but never to control malnutrition or energy intake away from physical needs. This practice is not only bad for health, but also prone to hypoglycemia risk and excessive weight loss. The correct way of diet conditioning should be to control overnutrition and excessive energy intake, but we should pay attention to balanced supplementation and take in all kinds of nutrients needed by the human body in moderation every day.

The last point is the most important. For the lower limb emaciation caused by diabetes, we should also emphasize the importance of exercise. Exercise itself is one of the five carriages to strengthen blood sugar control, and auxiliary regulation of blood sugar is a very important aspect. For the problem of diabetic lower limb emaciation, exercise can not only strengthen blood sugar control, but also bring greater benefits in promoting blood circulation of lower limbs, stimulating the vitality of lower limb muscle cells, enhancing the utilization of blood sugar by lower limb muscles, and improving insulin resistance of muscle cells. It is an important benefit to improve the weight loss of lower limbs. Therefore, if you are a diabetic and have the problem of emaciation of lower limbs, and you don't pay attention to exercise in your daily life, you might as well exercise yourself first, especially do some aerobic exercise to enhance the strength of lower limbs. This is a useful and safe life conditioning for strengthening blood sugar control and protecting the health of your legs and feet.