Why does a cold cause high blood sugar?

When you catch a cold, your body will more or less show some symptoms of discomfort. For example, most people will experience sneezing, runny nose, and tears. However, some people will also experience high blood sugar levels when they have a cold. What's going on? Generally speaking, the reason for high blood sugar due to this kind of cold is mostly due to diabetes. Therefore, in addition to controlling their diet on a daily basis, diabetic patients should also do some exercise to promote energy consumption.

1. Reasons why colds in diabetic patients cause blood sugar to rise

After a diabetic patient catches a cold, the sputum is rich in sugar, which can easily become a culture medium for bacteria. Once bacterial and viral infections occur, even patients with relatively stable blood sugar levels may experience temporary increases in blood sugar due to the increased burden on the body, and may even develop ketoacidosis. Therefore, diabetic patients should pay special attention to preventing colds.

2. Specific measures for diabetic patients to prevent colds

2.1. In the absence of special complications, it is best to go for a walk and exercise every day in the woods, reservoirs or parks where the air is fresh and oxygen-rich, so as to absorb more negative oxygen ions and enhance the ability to resist disease.

2.2. In the autumn when the weather gradually gets cooler and appetite increases, diabetic patients should still insist on controlling the total calories in their diet and, on this basis, reasonably arrange the proportions of nutrients such as carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. Maintain a high-fiber diet to help lower blood sugar and facilitate bowel movements.

2.3. Strengthen blood sugar monitoring. If blood sugar is not well controlled, go to the hospital immediately.

3. What conditions can cause blood sugar to rise?

3.1. Diet/food: Everyone knows that all foods will increase blood sugar, but the extent and speed of their increase in blood sugar vary. The term "blood sugar-lowering foods" is somewhat inappropriate. A more appropriate term should be "foods that help stabilize blood sugar." Disease: Some diseases can cause high blood sugar levels, and treating the underlying disease is critical to controlling blood sugar levels.

3.2. Exercise: Many people believe that exercise helps lower blood sugar, and among the five pillars of diabetes treatment, "exercise therapy" is also a well-known contributor. But why is exercise also one of the factors that increase blood sugar? Have you noticed that exercise therapy mentions some people who are not suitable for exercise? When blood sugar is very high, exercise is not recommended. At this time, exercise can only be counterproductive, and the more you move, the higher the blood sugar.

3.3. Stress: Although humans have evolved for such a long time, the body's defense mechanism when threatened by the outside world has been retained. When something stressful happens, the body will secrete more hormones to deal with these things, and these secreted hormones are all blood sugar-raising hormones.