1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Good fellow, Doctor Chen, you are finally here. Is this to fix your bones?"

Seeing them come in, a patient who had already recovered asked happily.

"Of course, we must fulfill our promises to everyone." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"However, we are limited to male comrades. Needless to say, you have been working all year round, and you have some problems. Who will go first? Just lie down, mainly to massage the waist."

"Hehe, then I will go first."

A big brother in the third bed by the window said happily, and then lay down.

"Wearing rubber gloves, it may be a little cold. But it's okay, just bear with it and it's done. How is the strength? The waist is indeed a little tight." Chen Tiezhu said while massaging his waist.

"But it works, but it hurts a little." The big brother said.

"That's not normal. If you don't have any problems, you must be comfortable. Needless to say, you must often move heavy things." Chen Tiezhu said.

"You're amazing! I'm a big guy in our paper mill, always carrying reeds. Those bundles are really heavy, but I can earn more."

"Does anyone of you have unfinished apples?" Chen Tiezhu asked suddenly.

"Doctor Chen, I can't bear to buy these. Apples are expensive now. Besides, we haven't been out for a long time." A patient's family member said.

"Yes, hold on a little longer, we can be free." Another patient also spoke.

Chen Tiezhu frowned again, "Then do you smell the smell of rotten apples in the room?"

"No, my nose is full of disinfectant. I know this is for our own good. Can you ask the nurse to do less tomorrow?"

"Yes, we should be fine now, right? The brother who was sick first has been cured."

"Doctor Chen, can't you let us out in advance? There is nothing wrong with our room."

...

The rest of the people started talking.

"Let's do this together, or else others will get anxious." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"You're fine, you're still pretty strong. I just smelled a rotten apple, I'll take a closer look, don't let it fall here by accident."

After saying that, he ran towards the door and came over to the bed.

The big brother on the bed here was over 50 years old. When he got closer, he could smell the rotten apple.

That's because his sense of smell is really sensitive now, otherwise he would have a hard time distinguishing the smell of disinfectant with a mask on.

"Brother, how do you eat and drink?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Everything is fine, but people really can't be idle. When they are idle, they feel weak all over." The big brother said.

"That's right, you still have to exercise regularly. Is the food in the cafeteria delicious?" Chen Tiezhu asked.

"Of course that's good. There's meat in every meal, and I've gained weight." The elder brother was happy.

Although he didn't know why Chen Tiezhu was so concerned about his eating and drinking, he told the truth.

"Zhenwen, nurse, come and take some blood for a test. Mainly look at blood lipids and blood sugar, and then do a urine routine test, mainly to look at urine sugar and urine ketones." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Brother-in-law, are you worried about diabetes?" Han Zhenwen asked in a low voice.

Chen Tiezhu nodded, "And it may be type 2. Such patients show symptoms of obesity and fatigue. And it is more common in middle-aged and elderly patients, and the onset is more rapid."

"No, Doctor Chen, what do you mean, am I sick?" The elder brother who was lying on the bed sat up.

"It's nothing, don't worry, this is also a special situation, let's check it first." Chen Tiezhu said in a warm voice.

"It could be diabetes, but it's not a serious disease. We can adjust it by eating less sugary foods. And there are drugs to help control it. Let's check it out first."

"Uh..., I'm quite happy to eat sugar." The elder brother said hesitantly.

"It doesn't matter. Let's check it out first. Zhenwen, make arrangements." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Okay."

Han Zhenwen nodded and ran out.

"Doctor Chen, what's the matter with diabetes? Is it caused by eating sugar?" The person next to him asked curiously.

"How should I put it? In the old words, it's called 'rich disease'. Generally, families with better family conditions and more affluent diets will have it." Chen Tiezhu said.

"Of course, long-term consumption of high-sugar foods will cause diabetes.It is indeed easy to obtain. This disease also has different stages. ”

In fact, what he didn’t say was that he was just comforting this elder brother. There was already a smell of rotten apples in his breath, which was the acute stage of ketoacidosis.

And in terms of degree, it was still a relatively serious one, and he might fall into a coma at any time.

It’s just that he couldn’t say it in front of him. People don’t know much about this disease yet. If he said it, it might scare people.

After a while, the nurse came over with a tray, and Director Liu came with her.

“It may be diabetic ketoacidosis, and the breath smells like rotten apples.” Chen Tiezhu came outside and said.

“Consultant Chen, your nose is too good, isn’t it?” Director Liu asked with a wry smile.

“I’m a cook, so my nose is still quite sensitive.” Chen Tiezhu said.

“But it’s also because the smell of disinfectant in the corridor is quite strong now, so if you are not close, you can’t smell it. Not to mention that they are all wearing masks now, and no one in their room noticed it. "

"But I can only see that what to do is up to your experts in internal medicine. I am good at surgery, but I am really not good at this."

"Don't be so modest, wait and see what the test results are. I will arrange for saline drip and fluid replacement first, this is the first priority." Director Liu said.

He really admired him in his heart, and he would not believe what Chen Tiezhu just said.

If there is no one who knows it, can he notice this?

Now it is just to give himself face, because if this disease is discovered late, it is also a disease that can easily kill people.

And for him now, he usually doesn't pay much attention to it.

This is a "rich disease", which is difficult for ordinary people to think about, but now there is really one.

It is also because of this situation that even if Chen Tiezhu has finished pressing the rest of the people, everyone in the ward is waiting for the results.

"Blood sugar 29, urine ketones are strongly positive. "

After receiving the call from the laboratory, the nurse rushed over.

Director Liu gave a thumbs up, "Amazing."

"Luck. Then I'll leave first, my daughter is still waiting for me at home." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile, then waved his hand and walked downstairs.

"Doctor Han, how capable is your brother-in-law?" Director Liu grabbed Han Zhenwen who was watching the fun.

"You ask me, I don't know who to ask, it's unfathomable." Han Zhenwen smiled bitterly.

He really didn't know that his brother-in-law was really unfathomable.

Chen Tiezhu didn't know that they were discussing this matter, and he didn't take today's events to heart at all.

He just wanted to go home quickly and have fun with Doudou.

"Tiezhu, wait a minute, I just happened to find you."

Just arrived at the lobby on the first floor and ran into Mr. He.