Why is blood sugar easy to be low in summer?

 Core reminder: The lower human blood sugar level in summer is firstly due to the decrease in summer sugar intake and the increase in consumption. Secondly, the human body's sensitivity to insulin increases in summer, which promotes the secretion of insulin more than in other seasons, which is also an important reason for low blood sugar in summer.

　　 The hot summer is unbearable, but this is a good time for treatment for diabetics. Because, under normal circumstances during the year, human blood sugar levels are relatively higher in winter than in spring and autumn, and summer is the season with the lowest blood sugar of the year.

    Summer consumption is the main cause of hypoglycemia

　　 Human blood sugar levels are low in summer, firstly due to the decrease in summer sugar intake and the increase in consumption. Because of the sultry summer weather, people generally lose appetite and often turn to light foods, and light foods are generally low in sugar, as if taking a low-sugar diet therapy. In addition, in the hot summer weather, although people's activities have not increased, they often sweat continuously, and the energy consumption mainly due to heat dissipation is relatively large, and the energy consumption mainly comes from the blood sugar in the body.

　　 In addition, the daylight hours in summer are longer, and the hot weather is also prone to lack of sleep, which causes the body's calorie consumption, the body's metabolism is strong, and the relative consumption of blood sugar is also increased. Therefore, people's blood sugar check is always low in summer, especially for diabetic patients.

　　 An endocrinology expert said that from a pathophysiological analysis, diabetes occurs because the insulin dysfunction in the pancreas makes insulin secretion insufficient. The main role of insulin is to promote the synthesis of glycogen from glucose and accelerate the utilization of glucose to lower blood sugar levels. Once insulin secretion is insufficient, blood sugar will rise, especially in diabetic patients. Therefore, diabetes is mainly caused by insufficient insulin secretion in the body. Relevant medical experts have found that the human body’s sensitivity to insulin increases in summer, which promotes the secretion of insulin more than in other seasons, which is also an important reason for low blood sugar in summer.

    Pay attention to blood sugar fluctuations in summer to prevent complications

　　In addition, experts suggest that diabetic patients should attach great importance to the volatility of blood sugar in summer. Studies have found that the occurrence and development of chronic complications of diabetes is not only closely related to the increase in overall blood sugar levels, but also to the fluctuation of blood sugar. The greater the blood glucose volatility, the higher the incidence of chronic complications and the worse the prognosis. Because high blood sugar fluctuations will accelerate the damage of vascular endothelial cells and lead to apoptosis, causing damage to blood vessels and causing complications; large blood sugar fluctuations will also promote abnormal sympathetic nerve excitability, thereby increasing the incidence and death of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rate.