Traditional Chinese Medicine

Summer Heat and Diabetes: Tips to Prevent Heatstroke and Stay Well

Summer Heat and Diabetes: Tips to Prevent Heatstroke and Stay Well
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Cheng-Liang Teng
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Hot summer weather can cause metabolic changes in the body that can lead to alterations in dietary habits—such changes may affect individuals with chronic conditions. Might these changes exacerbate the symptoms of diabetes patients? Are there extra precautions to taken in hot environments?

Cheng-Liang Teng
Cheng-Liang Teng
Cheng-Liang Teng is a Chinese and Western medicine practitioner with more than 20 years of professional medical experience. He is the superintendent of Chi Teh Medical Clinic and Cheng-Liang Medical Clinic in Taipei, Taiwan. He graduated from the College of Medicine at Taipei Medical University and completed his doctoral degree in traditional Chinese medicine at the Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine.
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