迷思二:吃血糖藥會洗腎? 正解:很多糖尿病患會進展到腎臟衰竭而需要洗腎,主要原因是「血糖超標傷害腎臟」,所以要規則服藥把血糖控制好才能保護腎臟。如果遇到家人抱持這種迷思,一定要認真告訴他,「不控制血糖,最容易洗腎!」 貼心小提醒 血糖超標已經是極為常見的問題,可能沒有明顯症狀,卻會悄悄侵蝕心臟、腎臟、眼睛等器官,奪走我們的健康。做好飲食控制、規律運動、遵照醫師指示服藥,在照顧血糖的同時,也應該要顧腎、護心! 參考資料:
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