Can you get diabetes without being fat or eating sweets? Doctor: Be careful if you eat a lot but lose weight instead of gaining weight.
He ate 6,000 bento boxes in 10 years and lost weight instead of gaining weight, and was diagnosed with diabetes
I usually eat a lot and get hungry quickly, but I lose weight instead. Should I be careful that this is a precursor to diabetes? Dr. Dai Tingyu from the Family Medicine Department of the Cheng Ching Hospital Chung Kang Branch said that there was a 50-year-old man in the clinic. Because he worked at a construction site, the workload was heavy and calories were consumed quickly, so he often had to eat two bento boxes for one meal, either with meat or chicken legs. Long-term intake of high-calorie diet not only did not make him gain weight, but even lost 10 kilograms after 3 months. However, after examination, it was found that the man had diabetes.
This man, who weighs 80 kilograms, has risen from rough labor to foreman since he joined the industry. To thank him for his hard work, his supervisor gave him a special treat of two lunch boxes at noon. I have eaten at least 6,000 bentos of braised pork or chicken drumsticks in the past 10 years, and I have lost 10 kilograms in the past three months. The man thought it was due to the hot weather, excessive sweating, and the exhaustion at work. He was happy to take the opportunity to lose weight, but he did not expect that he had fallen into the predicament of suffering from diabetes.
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Dr. Dai Tingyu said that after differential diagnosis, the man did not suffer from cancer and did not suffer from frequent diarrhea. The blood test found that his glycated hemoglobin was 11% (normal is 4-6%); his fasting blood sugar was 260 mg/dl (normal is 80-80%). 100 mg/dl) and was diagnosed with diabetes. The man was surprised that he had diabetes. He thought that he worked hard every day and had no time to eat sweets. Although he ate a lot of lunch boxes, he would be hungry and unable to work if he didn’t eat.
The patient suffered from type 2 diabetes. Currently, there are at least 2.3 million diabetic patients in Taiwan, 90% of whom have type 2 diabetes, and there is a trend of younger people. Type 2 diabetes is a process in which blood sugar develops slowly from normal to abnormal. The symptoms are not obvious. It is currently believed to be related to family inheritance, diet, low-activity lifestyle, and obesity. For this reason, Dr. Dai Tingyu suggested that people who often eat out for lunch can take the following measures to avoid unnecessary intake of calories: such as removing fat from meat, peeling chicken legs, boiling greasy vegetables before eating, or using mineral water Draining away the fat with water is a small step to avoid the onset of diabetes.
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Some people think that if they don’t eat sweets and are not obese, why will they suffer from diabetes? Dr. Dai Tingyu said that this phenomenon is related to genetics. As long as one parent has type 2 diabetes, there is about a 40% chance that the child will also suffer from the disease, just as the man’s mother is also a diabetic. The “obesity” caused by sweets is only one of the risk factors, because the sweetness is not necessarily in the sweets; processed foods or fried foods contain high sugar content, which is risky if eaten regularly. Therefore, it is still recommended to use original foods as the diet. host.
After the man was diagnosed with diabetes, he was also referred to the nutrition clinic for dietary advice. His wife also made healthy bento boxes for him to take to the construction site every day to further control his blood sugar level through diet and regular medication. Glycated hemoglobin has been controlled to 7%, and the control effect is good. Dr. Dai Tingyu emphasized that patients with diabetes must abide by four major principles: avoid high-sugar diet, exercise regularly, take medication for control, and self-measure blood sugar regularly.
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