Heat can make it harder to manage diabetes by affecting insulin sensitivity and hydration levels. Discover practical tips to keep your blood sugar stable and stay healthy during hot weather.
Summer is here, but not everyone loves the rising temperatures and longer days — especially if you have diabetes to manage. Dehydration, fluctuating blood sugar, and heat fatigue can also make the season a challenging time. Understanding how your body responds to temperature changes is critical in ensuring effective diabetes management in summer.
Get ready to sweat — and not in the figurative sense: Insulin use in your body will be affected by the intense heat. High temperatures can cause your blood vessels to expand, which accelerates insulin absorption and may cause hypoglycemia (low blood sugar). Conversely, if you are dehydrated, you may have blood glucose spikes. Summer generally lends itself to an increase in activity, which throws another wrench into blood sugar control.
Poor storage of drugs, particularly insulin, can also render medications less effective. Glucometer accuracy and strip performance, essential tools for everyday monitoring, may also be affected by heat. Therefore, being proactive is essential for stable diabetes management in summer.
Controlling diabetes can be trickier in the summer, but it’s completely manageable with the proper strategies. Be aware of how heat affects your body, stay hydrated and modify plans as appropriate. Take medications and keep devices at proper temperatures and check glucose levels more often during outdoor activities.
Don’t forget, your health doesn’t go on vacation — and neither does your diabetes management. And if you’re noticing any unusual and unexplained changes, or if what you have been doing suddenly feels less effective to manage your symptoms — it is critical to get in touch with your health care provider.
With our experienced endocrinologists at GEM Hospital by your side, we can optimize your diabetes care during summer so that you can make the most of the summer fun, irrespective of the temperature outdoors. We provide cutting-edge diagnostics, personalized consultation and lifestyle recommendations specifically targeted to diabetic patients in the heat of the summer.
Schedule an appointment with GEM Hospital now and get started on the right track for your summer diabetes care. Your health is worth the effort, truth be told, but especially in warm weather. Stay calm, stay safe and be smart with your diabetes this summer.
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