甜，害了我的肾！
“吃那么甜，小心到时肾衰竭！” 这句话大家都应该不陌生吧。是的，这句话是对的，但也不完全正确。其实，糖分本身并不会伤害我们的肾脏。但当糖尿病患者有过多的糖分被排进尿液时，这就会造成肾脏损伤。此外，很多糖尿病患者都同时会有高血压的问题，这更是在肾脏的健康状态上火上添油。
糖和肾脏健康 – 到底有什么关联?
首先，让我们来明白肾脏的功能：
- 清除身体内的毒素和废物
- 排除体内多余水分
- 控制血压
- 保持骨骼健康
- 帮助生成红细胞
不受控的糖尿病可损坏肾脏的血管和过滤功能。以上所诉的功能也会接连受影响，从而导致体内的毒素和代谢物囤积。
糖化血红蛋白测试可检测3个月内的血糖平均值。糖尿病患者的糖化血红蛋白必须控制在<6.5%，若持续性过高将对肾脏功能有负面影响。
维持健康肾脏
高血糖将会导致慢性肾病，而且多数情况下不会发生任何症状。因此，强烈建议糖尿病患者必须做例行身体检查，确保肾脏功能没有衰退。
如何拥有健康的肾脏：
- 保持健康的血糖指数
- 经常检查血压
- 维持良好胆固醇指数
- 根据医生和药剂师指示服用药物
- 避免高盐分食物。多吃蔬果！
- 每个礼拜至少150分钟的运动
我们还能为我们的健康做的更多！若有任何疑问，可到您临近的康宁药剂行询问我们专业的药剂师。
参考：
- Diabetes and Chronic Kidney Disease. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). (Web accessed August 2023). Web link: https://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/managing/diabetes-kidney-disease.html#:~:text=Each%20kidney%20is%20made%20up,which%20can%20damage%20kidneys%20too.
- Diabetes and Kidney Disease (Stages 1-4). National Kidney Foundation. (Web accessed August 2023). Web link: https://www.kidney.org/atoz/content/Diabetes-and-Kidney-Disease-Stages1-4
- Sugar and Your Kidneys. National Kidney Foundation. (Web accessed August 2023). Web link: https://www.kidney.org/content/sugar-and-your-kidneys
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