When should I put glucose into my body?

Glucose is indicated by the doctor when the patient cannot eat or absorb the nutrition through the gastrointestinal tract, and should not arbitrarily transmit it.

Dr. Hoang Hong Van, Viet Duc Hanoi Hospital, said that the types of infusions that provide nutrition contain many sweet ingredients, also called glucose, fruit protein . Indication of glucose infusion in case of exhaustion, poor eating.

Before transfusion, doctors must rely on blood test results. Sugar compensation should only be performed when the blood sugar level is lower than the permitted level. When transmitting, the doctor must closely monitor the patient to monitor the progress of the disease.

The patient before the transfusion needs blood tests and is closely monitored by the doctor.(Photo: Nam Phuong).

Arbitrary transmission of sugar has the risk of increasing blood sugar in the blood, causing damage to the nervous system and blood vessels, atherosclerosis, myocardial infarction. Some people are transfused for many days in a row, the body receives too much sweet fluid, so the nervous system is damaged. Then patients with sensory disorders, sexual dysfunction, dysfunction of organs and organs. The body absorbs poor nutrients or complicates brain cell atrophy. Many patients show signs of shock, seizures, and must be rescued immediately if not, it will affect their lives.

Many cases have anaphylaxis when transfusion. Viet Duc Hospital used to receive patients with hypoglycemia who should receive 6 consecutive bottles of glucose within 3 days at a local hospital. When transferred to Viet Duc Hospital, the patient was in shock, convulsions, and had not been promptly taken to the emergency room. The results of forensic examination recorded in the patient's lungs have a lot of water, mainly glucose.

Nutrition expert Moc Lan thinks that many people actually abuse sugar fluids to gain weight. In terms of nutrition, transfer half a liter of 5% glucose is equivalent to eating a bowl of rice. Concentration of 20% glucose contains more sugar, used for transmission when the patient does not eat by mouth. However, doctors warn you to transmit at a reasonable dose.

Malnourished, malnourished patients often transmit expensive fluids containing protein, fat and vitamins. However, abuse of this infusion can lead to obesity, blood sugar, and degenerative intestinal folds, which makes food poorly absorbed.

'Improperly passing sugar, healthy people will become weak' , said Mulan.

Lan advised, patients with mild fever, malnutrition, moderate appetite but still eating, should not transmit fluids, especially sweet ones. It is best to supplement with food such as meat, fish, eggs, milk . Where it is impossible to eat or drink or the body is too short of substance, it should be infused and must be prescribed by the doctor according to the dose based test results.