Have you ever heard of the islet tree?
Some people say that eating its leaves can also reduce blood sugar?
Uncle Liu, 63, a diabetic, bought a pancreatic islet tree online, whose leaves soak in water and blood sugar rises instead of falling.
Recently, the outpatient department of endocrinology and Metabolism affiliated hospital of Southwest Medical University walked into a big man with a small flower pot in his hand and a green plant growing inside the pot.
Big ye ask: “doctor, you see me this’ pancreas islet tree ‘orthodox school not?
I how feel hypoglycemic effect not good Ann?”
Li Yonglin, a doctor attending a leng, what “islet tree”?
Can it also lower blood sugar?
Then hurriedly cross-examine old man……
Trouble with insulin injection
Grandpa bought an “islet tree” online
Uncle Liu has been suffering from diabetes for 10 years and relies on insulin injection every day to control his blood sugar.
Day after day after day, Uncle Liu felt it was very troublesome to go out with insulin and needle for injection.
Uncle Liu happened to talk with an old friend and learned that there is a kind of plant called “islet tree”, insulin is extracted from its leaves.
Diabetics only need to buy one plant and pick a few leaves and soak water every day to play a hypoglycemic role. It is all natural, without additives and side effects, and there is no need to pump insulin every day.
Search results for “islet tree” on the Internet
Uncle liu bought a “islet tree” through WeChat group to go home, and always loosen the soil, water, wipe the leaves…
Take care of it as a treasure. Pick a few leaves every day and put them into a teacup. Take a teacup when you go out.
The “Islet tree” circulating on the Internet
Aggravation of
Grandpa’s blood sugar rises instead of falling
However, after a month, Uncle Liu’s blood sugar did not drop but rose, and his symptoms such as foot numbness, dizziness and frequent nocturnal urination were aggravated successively.
Uncle Liu began to doubt whether “islet tree” is not authentic.
So he went to the hospital to ask the doctor.
After understanding the situation, Li Yonglin can not laugh or cry, said: “Sir, you may be fooled.”
Uncle Liu facial expression changes, how does a responsibility ah?
Isn’t insulin extracted from the islet tree?
Li yonglin explained that insulin is the only protein hormone secreted by beta cells of the pancreas to lower blood sugar. It is secreted by the body’s own cells, which can help keep blood sugar stable in the normal range. It is not extracted from plants…
After hearing the doctor’s advice, Uncle Liu began to inject again and stopped insulin for a month.
The doctor reminds, diabetic patient, if blood sugar control is poor or to diabetes or the treatment of diabetes does not understand, should seek advice to the regular hospital, do not believe the small advertisement outside.
For the treatment of diabetes, the “five carriages” principle is advocated:
◆ Diabetes education is known as “treatment education”, which can not only help patients to establish a good psychological state and lifestyle, but also enable patients to find diabetes early, understand relevant knowledge, master the basic skills of diabetes control, and achieve the goal of improving the quality of life.
◆ Diet treatment for diabetes should control total calories, have a balanced diet, choose diversified and nutritious food, eat a small amount of meals regularly and regularly, and avoid smoking.
◆ Exercise therapy can not only promote blood circulation, improve cardiopulmonary function, but also reduce weight, blood sugar and blood lipids. You can choose a suitable exercise mode under the guidance of your doctor according to your own conditions.
◆ There are many kinds of hypoglycemic drugs. Specialists will choose the best hypoglycemic plan according to the characteristics of drugs and the individual situation of patients.
Therefore, do not blindly follow hypoglycemic drugs, carefully listen to the doctor’s advice, adhere to the timing and quantitative medication.
◆ Monitor fingertip blood glucose by yourself, go to the hospital for regular review of hBA1c, and adjust medication according to the detection situation.
To improve the screening of related complications regularly, early detection, early intervention, early benefit.