Which Chinese medicines cause blood sugar to rise?

High blood sugar is more common among middle-aged and elderly people nowadays, which has a lot to do with their usual eating habits. Therefore, we should pay attention to dietary regularity and selection, and also pay attention to the selection of ingredients when taking Chinese medicine. So which Chinese medicines cause high blood sugar? Traditional Chinese medicine also has an impact on the increase of blood sugar, but most of the traditional Chinese medicine will not cause such concerns, only a few will, such as ginseng and longan contained in traditional Chinese medicine.

Generally speaking, taking Chinese medicine will not cause blood sugar to rise. The sugar content of most Chinese medicines is very low, which can be ignored, or they contain no sugar. Only a few Chinese medicines have a relatively high sugar content: for example, jujube, ginseng, wolfberry, longan, rehmannia, licorice, and other warm tonic Chinese medicines. Taking Chinese medicine with very low sugar content or no sugar has almost no effect on blood sugar and will not cause blood sugar to rise. What's more, there are some Chinese medicines that can lower blood sugar. For example, wolfberry, rehmannia, ginseng, etc. Although they contain a certain amount of sugar, they have a certain effect in lowering blood sugar. Usually each dose of Chinese medicine is made up of a variety of medicinal materials, and single prescriptions are rare. Because in any dose of Chinese medicine, the sugar-containing herbs are only a part, or only a small part, and the overall sugar content is usually lower than the staple food in a normal meal, so the impact of eating some sugar-containing Chinese medicine on blood sugar is acceptable. This means that there is no need to consider whether taking Chinese medicine can increase blood sugar.

1. What are the drugs that cause blood sugar to rise?

There are many drugs that cause high blood sugar levels. Common drugs include antihypertensive drugs, hormone drugs, diuretics, catecholamines, analgesics, antipyretic, analgesic, anti-inflammatory drugs, and anticancer drugs.

2. Causes of elevated blood sugar

2.1. If people are suddenly exposed to cold, the secretion of adrenaline will increase, accelerating the decomposition of glycogen and causing a sudden increase in blood sugar.

2.2. Poisoning by chemical toxic substances can also cause a sudden increase in blood sugar. For example, chemical toxic substances such as streptozotocin can accelerate the destruction of β cells and cause a sudden increase in blood sugar.

2.3. The influence of climate factors can also cause a sudden increase in blood sugar. For example, cold stimulation will accelerate the secretion of adrenaline, increase liver glycogen output, and reduce muscle glucose uptake, thus increasing blood sugar.

2.4. Dietary reasons cannot be ignored. If people eat too much sweets at one time, their blood sugar level will suddenly rise due to the high sugar content of the food.

3. Symptoms of elevated blood sugar

3.1. When blood sugar is higher than normal, it is called hyperglycemia. If high blood sugar persists, it can cause damage to every part of the body. You may feel generally unwell, often with symptoms such as fatigue, thirst, drinking a lot of water, and urinating a lot.

3.2. Early symptoms of high blood sugar include eating a lot but losing weight, feeling dry mouth, increased water intake and urine output, but very dry skin and general fatigue.

3.3. When blood sugar is high, you will feel dizzy, drowsy and weak. At the same time, the blood sugar content excreted through urine will be very high. You will feel very thirsty and often want to drink water. Drinking too much water will accelerate the excretion of blood sugar and make you lose weight rapidly. And the usual food intake will continue to increase.