Health and Medical Network / Reported by Zheng Yifen and Pan Yuqiao
One day, a diabetic patient went to the emergency department with “severe right upper abdominal pain”. At first, no obvious problems were found on CT scans. When the doctor asked, “Do you have any blisters or rash on your back?” He picked up his clothes and found that he was full of “Shgles”, in the hospital for half a month!
▲ According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 109-year statistical data on the causes of death among Chinese people, diabetes has been the fifth among the top ten causes of death in Taiwan for a long time. (Photo/Provided by Health and Medical Network)
When people with diabetes have poor blood sugar control, their immune function is compromised, which increases their risk of infection. Huang Jianning, director of the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, said that common infections in diabetic patients include influenza, herpes zoster, new coronary pneumonia, and Streptococcus pneumoniae. The risk of serious complications after infection increases greatly Once the diabetic group is infected, it will cause an inflammatory reaction in the body, increase blood sugar, and can lead to complications. Therefore, Huang Jianning called on people with diabetes to receive the “four major vaccines” against herpes zoster, new coronary pneumonia, influenza, and Streptococcus pneumoniae, which can prevent the chance of serious illness and hospitalization, and reduce mortality .
Wang Zhiyuan, chairman of the Diabetes Health Education Association of the Republic of China, explained that the probability of herpes zoster neuralgia in diabetic patients is as high as 50% compared to non-diabetic patients, and research also indicated that the number of cases of herpes. zoster in a diabetic can increase by 63% The chance of going to hospital, so pay special attention to these diseases and get vaccinated early to protect them.
Poor blood sugar control increases the risk of herpes zoster infection
Du Side, executive director of the Diabetes Association of the Republic of China, explained that because diabetic patients themselves belong to the high risk group of herpes zoster, according to the statistics of the Taiwan National Health Insurance Database survey, as many as 1/ 5 of the patients with diabetes herpes zoster, and the diabetic group has serious complications.—The probability of post-herpetic neuralgia is about 1.5 times higher than non-diabetics. around his waist in the outpatient clinic The nerve pain caused by the disease The lesion lasted for 2 months, and the pain was so painful that he could not eat or sleep well, which seriously affected his quality of life Every day.
Diabetes has been in the top ten causes of death for many years, and four vaccines protect themselves
According to the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s 109-year statistical data on the causes of death among Chinese people, diabetes has long been ranked fifth among the top ten causes of death in Taiwan. Huang Jianning appealed that infection can only be effectively avoided through daily health care and vaccination. The Association’s clinical guidelines working group made rolling amendments to the vaccination care recommendations for diabetes and infectious diseases on the Association’s website in accordance with the latest domestic and international guidelines Medical staff, diabetic patients and members of their families refer to it, and take the initiative to consult medical institutions for information on vaccination.
Yang Jinghui, head of the Acute Infectious Diseases Group of the Ministry of Health and Welfare’s Disease Control Agency, said that increasing the vaccination rate of the whole society is like building a protective wall to block the spread of the virus in the community. It can not only reduce the financial burden of patients and their families, but also It can reduce the additional burden of health insurance, make the national medical costs more cost-effective medical care, and call on the public to invest in health and protect themselves from diseases .
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