The older you get, the more obvious the failure of islet β cells is, and the greater the possibility of developing diabetes, which is an irreversible result. Therefore, the whole blood sugar control of the elderly, including how to prevent diabetes, has always been the most concerned issue for clinicians, including relevant medical experts.

How do the elderly prevent diabetes? First of all, we need to know what factors diabetes can control. One is pre-diabetes, the other is obesity, and others include hypertension, hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, hyperuricemia and so on. Therefore, the key for the elderly to prevent diabetes is to control these factors. If they are obese, they should try to lose weight and avoid obesity.

If you have hyperglycemia in pre-diabetes, try to strictly control your diet and don't let it get worse; People with high blood pressure, high uric acid and hyperlipidemia should also be controlled, and if there are smokers, smokers should try to avoid continuing to smoke and it is best to quit smoking. At the same time, the whole lifestyle intervention should strengthen physical exercise as much as possible, so as to improve the unhealthy state of insulin resistance.

In a word, it is a measure to prevent diabetes in the elderly. Its purpose is to control these controllable factors and finally achieve the goal of avoiding diabetes.