Diabetic Care during Summer

Wed, 23 Jun 2010
Intense heat and humidity can affect diabetics, in terms of sweating, medication and supplies.

However, not everyone with diabetes knows that exactly how hot weather might affects them, so says a new survey.

The research conducted by Mayo Clinic researchers in Arizona shows that 20 per cent of patients stated that they would not take any preventative measures until it was 100 degrees plus. However, they may be too late.

Dr. Adrienne Nassar,study leader, stated that diabetics have an impaired ability to sweat and uncontrolled high blood sugar, which means that they can get heat-related illnesses quickly.

Even between 80 to 90 degrees you can get heat illnesses.

Diabetics do not sweat normally. Several research participants had suboptimal glycemic control in the summer, increasing their risk of dehydration.

Certain diabetes medication like insulin and supplies can be affected by high heat.

However, but not all survey respondents knew how to take best care of them.

Of the respondents who knew that diabetes medication and glucose testing tools such as meters and test strips ought to be kept from the heat, more than a third left them at home as opposed to taking the medications with them.

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