Ngaba iminyaka yam yobudala ichaphazela umngcipheko wam wokungabikho kwengxaki yohlobo lwesibini lweswekile?

Umxholo

• Yeyiphi imingcipheko yam yeengxaki?
• Ndingabunciphisa njani ubungozi beengxaki?
• Yeyiphi imikhwa yokuphila endifanele ndiyenze?
• Kufuneka ndenze ntoni xa ndiba neengxaki?
• Ukuthatha

Njengoko ukhula, umngcipheko weengxaki ezivela kuhlobo 2 lweswekile uyanda. Umzekelo, abantu abadala abanesifo seswekile banomngcipheko ophezulu wokuhlaselwa sisifo sentliziyo kunye nokufa icala. Abantu abadala abadala banamathuba okuba baphuhlise ezinye iingxaki zohlobo lwesibini lweswekile, ezinje ngomonakalo wemithambo-luvo, ukulahleka kombono kunye nokonakala kwezintso.

Kuyo yonke iminyaka, ungathatha amanyathelo okwehlisa umngcipheko weengxaki. Ukulandela isicwangciso sonyango esimiselweyo sonyango kwaye ukhokele indlela yokuphila esempilweni zombini zenza umahluko.

Ukuba ukhathazekile ngohlobo lwesibini lwesifo seswekile, ukuthetha nogqirha kunokunceda. Funda kwimibuzo nolwazi onokulusebenzisa ukuze uqalise ingxoxo.

Yeyiphi imingcipheko yam yeengxaki?

Izinto ezinobungozi ezininzi zichaphazela amathuba akho okuphuhlisa iingxaki kuhlobo lwesibini lweswekile. Ezinye zezi zingenakwenzeka ukulawula. Abanye banokulawulwa ngonyango okanye utshintsho kwindlela yokuphila.

Ukongeza kwiminyaka yobudala, umngcipheko wokukhula kweengxaki unokwahluka ngokusekwe:

• imbali yezonyango kunye neyakho
• ubunzima kunye nokwakhiwa
• ubume bezentlalo noqoqosho
• ubuhlanga
• ngesondo
• imikhwa yokuphila

Iinzame zakho zokulawula isifo seswekile zinokuchaphazela umngcipheko wokuba neengxaki. Ukuba ukufumanisa kunzima ukulawula amanqanaba eswekile yegazi kunye neziphumo zovavanyo ze-A1C zihlala ziphezulu kunokuba kucetyisiwe, amathuba akho okuba neengxaki ayenyuka. Uxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu kunye ne-cholesterol ephezulu nayo inyusa umngcipheko.

Ukuze ufunde okungakumbi malunga nomngcipheko wakho, thetha nogqirha wakho. Banokukunceda uphuhlise isicwangciso sokuthintela iingxaki kuhlobo lwesibini lweswekile.

Ndingabunciphisa njani ubungozi beengxaki?

Ukunciphisa umngcipheko weengxaki, kubalulekile ukuba ulandele isicwangciso sakho sonyango esinconywayo sohlobo lweswekile sesi-2. Kukwabalulekile ukulawula naziphi na ezinye iimeko zempilo, ezinje ngoxinzelelo lwegazi, icholesterol ephezulu yegazi, okanye uxinzelelo.

Ukunyanga isifo seswekile sesi-2, ugqirha wakho unakho:

• ukumisela amayeza
• cebisa ezinye iindlela zonyango, ezinje ngokucebisa okanye ngoqhaqho lokwehlisa umzimba
• ukukhuthaza ukuba wenze utshintsho kwindlela otya ngayo, uzilolonge rhoqo, okanye eminye imikhwa
• Ukucebisa ukuba ujonge amanqanaba eswekile yegazi rhoqo
• ukucela ukuba uye kuhlolo lwempilo rhoqo

Ukongeza ekubekeni iliso kumanqanaba eswekile yegazi, uMbutho weSwekile waseMelika ukhuthaza abantu abanesifo seswekile ukuba bahlolwe:

• igazi elonyukayo
• i-cholesterol yegazi ephezulu kunye ne-triglycerides
• iimpawu zesifo semithambo esecaleni
• iimpawu zesifo sezintso
• iimpawu zomonakalo wemithambo-luvo
• ukulahleka kombono

Buza ugqirha wakho ngolwazi oluthe kratya malunga nokuba kufuneka uhlolwe njani kwaye njani kwezi meko. Ishedyuli yakho yokuhlola ekhuthazwayo ingahluka, ngokusekwe kwimbali yakho yezempilo.

Ukuba unemibuzo okanye unenkxalabo malunga nesicwangciso sakho sonyango okanye ishedyuli yokuhlola, thetha nogqirha wakho. Ukuba uye wavelisa iimpawu ezintsha okanye unenkathazo yokulawula imeko yakho, makwazise ugqirha wakho.

Yeyiphi imikhwa yokuphila endifanele ndiyenze?

Ukulandela indlela yokuphila esempilweni kunokukunceda ulawule amanqanaba eswekile yegazi kwaye unciphise umngcipheko weengxaki kuhlobo lwesibini lweswekile. Ukuba sempilweni, zama uku:

• yitya ukutya okunezondlo
• Nciphisa ukusela kwakho utywala
• kuphephe ukutshaya nokutshaya
• Yenza ubuncinci imizuzu eyi-150 yokumodareyitha- ukuya kubungqongqo bokuzilolonga kunye neeseshoni ezimbini zemisebenzi yokuqinisa izihlunu ngeveki
• lala ngokwaneleyo suku ngalunye
• Gcina ulusu lwakho lucocekile kwaye lomile
• Thatha amanyathelo okulawula uxinzelelo

Ukuxhasa utshintsho kwindlela ophila ngayo, ugqirha unokukuthumela kwingcali. Umzekelo, i-dietitian inokukunceda uhlakulele isicwangciso sokutya ukulawula amanqanaba eshukela egazi, uxinzelelo lwegazi, i-cholesterol yegazi kunye nobunzima. Umgqirha unokukunceda uhlakulele isicwangciso sokusebenza esikhuselekileyo nesisebenzayo.

Kufuneka ndenze ntoni xa ndiba neengxaki?

Ukuba ubona utshintsho kwimpilo yakho yasemzimbeni nasengqondweni, thetha nogqirha wakho. Banokunceda ekuchongeni unobangela wazo naziphi na iimpawu kwaye babeke unyango olufanelekileyo.

Ukuba uphuhlisa iingxaki kuhlobo lwesibini lweswekile, ukuxilongwa kwangoko kunye nonyango kunokunceda ekuphuculeni umbono wakho wexesha elide. Buza ugqirha wakho ngolwazi olungakumbi malunga neempawu zakho, ukuxilongwa, kunye nesicwangciso sonyango esinconywayo.

Ukuthatha

Nokuba ungakanani na ubudala, ungathatha amanyathelo okwehlisa umngcipheko weengxaki kuhlobo lwesibini lweswekile. Buza ugqirha wakho ukuba ungabukhokelela njani ubomi obunempilo obunokubakho ngale meko. Zama ukulandela isicwangciso sabo sonyango esinconywayo, wenze ukhetho olusempilweni, kwaye ubazise ngalo naluphi na utshintsho kwimpilo yakho.