After 3 months of self-treatment, the patient was hospitalized in an emergency condition due to increased blood penetration pressure - a dangerous complication, threatening his life.
Patient P.T.B lives in Hanoi and has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes for more than 10 years. Previously, patients were treated regularly at central hospitals, controlled blood sugar well, liver, kidney and blood lipid indexes were all normal.
However, after listening to the traditional healer's advice to stop taking Western medicine because it damages the liver and kidneys and affirmed that it was possible to treat diabetes naturally, the patient stopped all the medicine and switched to the regimen: eating rice with 3 tablespoons of sugar in the morning, drinking 3 glasses of sugarcane juice per day.
After 3 months, she lost 10kg, was continuously thirsty, had a lot of urination, was tired, and had blurred vision. When admitted to the emergency room, the index of fasting blood glucose was up to 30 mmol/L - nearly 3 times higher than the permitted threshold. The doctor diagnosed her with increased blood penetration pressure due to too high blood sugar - an acute complication that could be life-threatening if not treated promptly.
Doctor CKII Nguyen Thi Luu, Department of Nephrology - Urology, Central Endocrinology Hospital affirmed: Type 2 diabetes is a chronic disease that cannot be completely cured. However, patients can achieve disease withdrawal if diagnosed early, have scientific weight loss and make lifestyle changes according to medical instructions.
The doctor emphasized that believing in folk tips such as drinking sugarcane juice to lower blood sugar is completely unscientific. A glass of sugarcane juice contains up to 2730g of natural sugar, which is completely unsuitable for people with diabetes. Drinking too much can quickly increase blood sugar and lead to dangerous complications.
After 2 weeks of inpatient treatment with insulin at the Central Endocrinological Hospital, the patient has recovered positively: fasting blood glucose is below 7 mmol/L, after eating less than 10 mmol/L, increased by 3kg, stable spirit.
"This is not an isolated case. Previously, a 60-year-old female patient in Ninh Binh was also treated in critical condition for drinking sugar water every day to treat diabetes," said Dr. Nguyen Thi Luu.
Diabetes is a disease that requires continuous and multi-medium treatment: taking medication, eating properly, moving scientifically, monitoring periodically and controlling complications. No folk medicine or drink can replace insulin, metformin or clinically studied drug groups.
There is no shortcut in treating chronic diseases Dr. Luu emphasized. Patients need to be alert, believe in traditional medicine, and avoid listening to uneducated advice that can worsen their health and even threaten their lives.
