Ukukhuluphala nohlobo lwesifo sikashukela

Isisindo Esingeziwe Sandisa Ingozi

Ngokusho kwamaNational Institutes of Health, abangaphezu kwamaphesenti angama-65 abantu baseMelika bangaphezu ngokweqile noma banamandla kakhulu. Izinga lokukhuluphala ngokweqile lilokhu likhuphuka kancane eminyakeni eminingi edlule. Ukuthatha isisindo esengeziwe kwandisa amathuba okuthuthukisa izinkinga zempilo ezinzulu, ezifana nesifo senhliziyo, isifo sohlangothi, izinhlobo ezithile zegciwane, kanye nesifo sikashukela.

Isimo sohlobo lwesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2 ezweni lethu sanda futhi, ngokuvumelana nokukhula kokukhuluphala.

I-American Diabetes Association ilinganisela abantu abangaba yizigidi ezingu-21 abanesifo sikashukela, kanti abanye abantu abayizigidi ezingu-54 bathola ukuthi bane-pre-diabetes. I-pre-diabetes yesandulela yisimiso lapho amazinga weglucose egazi ephakeme ephakanyisiwe, kodwa angakabi ezingeni eliboniswe ngohlobo lwesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2.

Ukusika amafutha

Ucwaningo luye lwabonisa ukuthi lungenza umehluko omkhulu uma abantu bezama ukulahlekelwa amaphesenti angu-5 ukuya kwangu-7 kuphela wesisindo somzimba wabo. Kubantu abaningi, lokhu kusebenza cishe ngamakhilogremu angu-7 ukuya ku-10. Ngisho noma umuntu esesifo sikashukela, ukulahlekelwa isisindo esilinganiselwe kunganciphisa ukuqhuma kwesifo. Ukucindezeleka kwegazi kanye namazinga e-cholesterol nawo ayazuza uma nje leli phesenti elincane lesisindo somzimba lilahlekile.

Akukhona nje ukuthi abantu balinganisela kangakanani, kepha futhi lapho bephethe khona isisindo, okubabeka engozini enkulu yezinkinga zempilo. Abantu abathwala isisindo esikhwameni sabo - "ama-apple-shape" - kungenzeka ukuthi bahlushwa yizinkinga ezihlobene nokukhuluphala kunomuntu "omelele," noma othwala isisindo ezinkalweni nasezinthweni zabo.

Ukukhuluphala nokuphikiswa kwe-insulini

Uhlobo lwesifo sikashukela 2 luhlotshaniswa nokuphikiswa kwe-insulin . I-insulini iyi-hormone ebalulekile ehambisa i-glucose (ushukela) kumasethini ethu. Uma umuntu engaphezu komzimba, amangqamuzana emzimbeni angacabangi kakhulu kwi-insulin ekhishwa kuma-pancreas. Kunobunye ubufakazi bokuthi amangqamuzana amafutha aphikisana kakhulu ne-insulin kunama-muscle cells.

Uma umuntu enamafutha amaningi kunama-muscle cells, i-insulin iyaba yinto ephansi kakhulu, kanti i-glucose ihlala ijikeleza egazini esikhundleni sokuthi ithathwe emaseli azosetshenziswa njengamandla.

Phila Ngophilile, Phila isikhathi eside

Ezinye izingozi zezempilo ezihambisana nokugqithisa ngokweqile noma ezikhuluphele zibandakanya: izinkinga zesikhumba senyongo, izinhlobo ezithile ze-arthritis, i-GERD ( isifo se-reflux ye-gastroesophageal ), izifo ze-pulmonary ezifana ne- apnea yokulala , noma izifo zesibindi. Izilinganiso ngokuqinisekile ziboshwe ukuze zilahlekelwe isisindo futhi ziphile ngendlela enempilo. Izifo eziningi ezingathí sina zingavinjelwa noma okungenani ziphuze ngokuthuthela kwesisindo esivamile.

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"Izibalo zesifo sikashukela." Ukuqhathaniswa okuphelele kwesifo sikashukela kanye nesandulela-sikashukela. 2005. I-American Association Diabetes Association. 23 Okthoba 2006

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