How to pay attention to high blood sugar during menopause

Some female friends will have high blood sugar during menopause. The first thing to do at this time is to go to the hospital for a check-up to see if they have diabetes. After excluding diabetes, if there is high blood sugar, it is most likely caused by menopause. At this time, proper physical conditioning should be performed through a combination of exercise and diet. Let’s take a look at the issues that women should pay attention to when their blood sugar levels are high during menopause.

As women's menstrual cycle stops, sex hormone levels fluctuate greatly, which inevitably causes blood sugar to fluctuate, making blood sugar control more difficult. At the same time, due to the decrease in sex hormone levels in the body, the body's sensitivity to insulin will increase accordingly, and some women will experience severe hypoglycemia, especially at night. Therefore, you should place some candies at the bedside so that you can replenish them in time when hypoglycemia occurs. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the dosage of insulin should be slightly reduced under the guidance of a doctor.

It should be noted that hot flashes, depression, and short-term memory loss caused by the rise and fall of hormones during menopause are similar to the symptoms of hypoglycemia and may be mistaken for hypoglycemia. Therefore, if diabetic women feel that they have hypoglycemia, it is best to check their blood sugar and not rashly eat too much high-calorie food.

In addition, the decrease in progesterone and estrogen during menopause may cause certain physiological changes in the body, which may aggravate diabetic complications. For example, estrogen can prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular disease. When the production of estrogen decreases, the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke will increase, and diabetic patients themselves are more likely to develop these diseases. However, there are some countermeasures to these dangers. For example, for diabetic cardiovascular disease, a low-fat diet and regular physical exercise can be adopted to lower blood sugar and cholesterol levels and reduce the occurrence of diabetic cardiovascular disease.

Women with high blood sugar levels during menopause can adjust their diet, such as eating appropriate amounts of corn and more whole grains. Common oatmeal is rich in vitamins and inorganic salts, as well as dietary fiber, which is very beneficial for controlling or lowering blood sugar. During menopause, you should pay attention to eating less or no high-fat and high-cholesterol foods.