Hello everyone, fellow diabetes friends. After being diagnosed with diabetes, to effectively control your blood sugar, each of you must first clearly understand what kind of disease diabetes is. Do not treat it blindly, or you may end up being deceived repeatedly. Scammers love those of us who lack sufficient knowledge about diabetes, because they can easily feed you pseudoscience, tell you what you want to hear, and quickly get you to open your wallet.

So, what kind of disease is diabetes?

It's a chronic disease, one we need to manage throughout our lifetime. At this point, some contrarians will inevitably jump in and say: "Who says diabetes can never be cured? Who says it can't be completely eradicated?" Let me make this clear: as things stand, type 2 diabetes is still classified as a lifestyle disease. Can a lifestyle have roots? Can lifestyle issues be resolved through surgery? Can lifestyles be changed with stem cells or by taking some specific medicine?

If you still hold such misconceptions about type 2 diabetes today, it's highly unlikely you'll achieve good blood sugar control - because your understanding determines the outcome.

When it comes to treating chronic diseases like diabetes, what patients need from doctors is companionship-style ongoing care management. Our doctors must put aside their superiority complex, shed their untouchable halo, and genuinely commit to accompanying and managing our diabetic friends—that's what makes a true diabetes doctor, a reliable one at that. It doesn't matter if the doctor treating you is an expert or a professor. If they can't spare the time to answer a few of your questions, dismiss you with indifference, or even refuse to share a WeChat contact, there’s no way you can expect them to provide the kind of supportive, follow-up care we diabetics need. Such a doctor is not what we require. No matter how strong their expertise is, if they aren’t available to help us tackle issues whenever they arise—if they won’t even see you unless you book an appointment—then they fall short of our needs.

Therefore, our diabetic friends should not blindly pursue renowned experts or professors when seeking medical treatment. While these specialists may offer unique insights for severe or rare conditions, when it comes to diabetes - a disease requiring long-term management and follow-up - the assistance provided by experts often significantly differs from what we diabetic patients actually need

Some people with diabetes believe that simply consulting a renowned specialist will solve their blood sugar issues. They go through connections to see authoritative experts in Beijing, only to find their random blood glucose still at 15mmol/L two weeks later. This isn't the expert's fault—the prescribed medications were perfectly appropriate. Rather, the deviation lies in the patient's chosen treatment approach, failing to understand the nature of diabetes.

So I want to tell all people with diabetes watching this: when your blood sugar becomes abnormal, choose a doctor who's willing to provide long-term follow-up management, promptly address your emerging issues, and accompany you through the process—not some aloof "authority" who offers no practical help.