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Ubuhlungu bezinhlobo ze-2 besifo sishukela kubantwana kwenzeka uma imizimba yabo ingakwazi ukusebenzisa i-insulin ngokufanele noma ayikhi okwanele. Lesi simo, esasingekho kubantwana esikhathini esidlule, siye saqala ukwanda kule minyaka embalwa edlule futhi manje sithinta abantwana abaneminyaka eyi-10 ubudala.
Ngokungafani nesifo sishukela sohlobo lwe-1, esikhula ngokushesha futhi sidinga ukwelashwa nge-insulin ngokushesha, ubuhlungu bezinhlobo ze-2 besifo sishukela kubantwana buvame ukuqala kancane kancane. Imindeni eminingi ayibona izimpawu ngokushesha, kungakho ukuqonda lesi simo kungakusiza ukuthi ubone ukuthi umntanakho angadinga nini ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Ubuhlungu bezinhlobo ze-2 besifo sishukela kwenzeka uma umzimba womntanakho uqala ukungazami i-insulin noma awukhi i-insulin eyanele ukuze ugcine amazinga eshukela egazini ajwayelekile. I-insulin uhormone esiza i-glucose (ishukela) ukuthi ihambe egazini iye kumaseli lapho isebenza khona njengamandla.
Cabanga nge-insulin njengesihluthulelo esivula amaseli ukuze i-glucose ingene. Esifonini seshukela sohlobo lwe-2, noma isihluthulelo asisebenzi kahle njengoba kufanele, noma azikho izikhiye ezanele. Lokhu kubangela i-glucose ukuba ihlale egazini esikhundleni sokunika amandla amaseli omzimba.
Lesi simo sihlukile esifweni seshukela sohlobo lwe-1, lapho uhlelo lokuphepha lomzimba lubhubhisa amaseli akhiqiza i-insulin. Abantwana abanesifo sishukela sohlobo lwe-2 bavame ukwenza i-insulin ethile, kodwa imizimba yabo ayiphenduli kahle.
Izimpawu zesifo sishukela sohlobo lwe-2 kubantwana zingaba zingebonakali futhi zikhule kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma ngisho neminyaka. Abazali abaningi ababoni ukuthi umntwana wabo unesimo ngoba izimpawu zokuqala zingabonakala njengobunzima bokukhula noma ukuziphatha kwabantwana abamatasa.
Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu okufanele uzibheke:
Ezinye izingane zibonisa izimpawu ezilula kakhulu noma azinayo nhlobo ezingxenyeni zokuqala. Kungakho i-type 2 diabetes ezinganeni ngezinye izikhathi ibizwa ngokuthi isimo "esithule.
Izimpawu ezingavamile kodwa ezingathi sína kakhulu zingafaka isicanucanu, ukugabha, noma umoya onuka njengezithelo. Uma ubona lezi zimpawu kanye nezinye izimpawu, kubalulekile ukuthintana nodokotela wezingane zakho ngokushesha.
I-type 2 diabetes ezinganeni ithuthukiswa lapho izinto eziningi zihlangana ndawonye ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Isimo asibiwa ukudla ushukela omningi noma ukuba "kubi" ngokukhetha ukudla, ngakho-ke ungazisola wena noma ingane yakho.
Izinto eziyinhloko ezifaka isandla kwi-type 2 diabetes zifaka:
Ezinye izizwe nazo zithwala ingozi ephezulu, kufaka phakathi izingane zaseHispanic, zase-Afrika America, zase-Native America, zase-Asia America, nezingane zasePacific Islander. Le ngozi eyenyuke kubonakala ihlobene nezici ze-jenetiki ezithinta indlela umzimba uqapha ngayo i-insulin.
Ezinye izingane zithola ukungazami kwe-insulin phakathi kwesikhathi sokuvuthwa ngenxa yenguquko yehomoni yemvelo. Kubantwana abaningi, lokhu kuqeda njengoba beqeda ukukhula, kodwa kwabanye, kungaqhubeka kuye ku-type 2 diabetes.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wezingane zakho uma ubona noma iyiphi inhlanganisela yezimpawu ezishiwo ngaphambili, ikakhulukazi ukunxanela okukhulu, ukuphuma kwesisu njalo, nokuqeda amandla okungachazeki okuphela izinsuku ezimbalwa.
Ungalindi kuze kube yilapho izimpawu ziqala ukuba zimbi. Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kungavimbela izinkinga ezinzima futhi kusize ingane yakho ukuba igcine impilo engcono ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti ngokushesha uma ingane yakho ihlangabezana nezimpawu eziqhubekayo njengokuphakelwa kwamanzi amaningi, ukuvuka izikhathi eziningi ebusuku ukuya e-toilet, noma ukuzizwa ikhathele njalo naphezu kokulala okwanele. Lezi zibonakaliso ziyabonisa ukuthi umzimba wayo ungase ube luhlaza ukulawula amazinga e-glucose egazini.
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma ingane yakho ibonisa izimpawu ze-diabetic ketoacidosis, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu e-type 2 diabetes. Lezi zimpawu eziphuthumayo zihlanganisa ukuphefumula okunzima, ukugabha, ubunzima bokuqeda, ukuphuza komoya onencasa yefutha, noma ukulala okukhulu.
Ukuqonda izingozi kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele uma ingane yakho ingase ibe nethuba elikhulu lokuthola i-type 2 diabetes. Ukuba nezingozi akusho ukuthi ingane yakho izothola ngokuqinisekile i-diabetes, kodwa kusho ukuthi kufanele unake kakhulu impilo yayo.
Izingozi ezibaluleke kakhulu zihlanganisa:
Ezinye izingane zinezinto ezingozi ezengeziwe ezingavamile kodwa zisabalulekile. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukuba ne-polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) kubantwana abesifazane, ukuthatha imithi ethile efana ne-steroids, noma ukuba nezinye izimo ezihlasela amazinga e-hormone.
Uma ingane yakho izalwe umama owayene-gestational diabetes, ingozi yakhe iphakeme. Lo xhumano lubonisa ukuthi ingozi ye-diabetes ingathonywa yizimo ezenzeka ngisho nangaphambi kokuzalwa.
Nakuba izinkinga ezivela ekusabela kwesigaba sesibili sikashukela kubantwana zingavamile kunabantu abadala, zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi uma amazinga okusabela kwesigaba sesibili sikashukela ehlala aphezulu isikhathi eside. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuphathwa okuhle kungavimbela noma kulibambezeleke izinhlungu eziningi.
Nazi izinhlungu ezingase zenzeke okufanele uqaphele:
Abanye abantwana bangase babe nezinkinga eziqondile uma izinga labo lokugcwala likhuphuka kakhulu. Lokhu kungafaka ukuphelelwa amanzi okukhulu, ubunzima bokuhlanganyela esikoleni, noma ukutheleleka okuvamile okuthetha isikhathi eside ukuze kuphulukiswe.
Ingozi yezinkinga iyanda ngokuphathwa okubi kokusabela kwesigaba sesibili sikashukela nesikhathi eside sesifo sikashukela. Noma kunjalo, abantwana abagcina amazinga aphezulu okusabela kwesigaba sesibili sikashukela ngokwelashwa okuhle banesikhathi eside esihle futhi bangaphila impilo evamile, enempilo.
Ukusabela kwesigaba sesibili sikashukela kubantwana kuvame ukuvimbelwa noma kulibambezeleke ngokukhetha impilo enempilo umndeni wonke ongaqala ngayo ndawonye. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekugcineni isisindo esinempilo, ukuhlala usebenza, nokudla ukudla okunomsoco.
Nazi izindlela zokuvimbela eziphumelelayo kakhulu:
Uma ingane yakho ingobungozi obukhulu ngenxa yomlando womndeni noma ezinye izinto, sebenza nodokotela wayo ukuze uqaphele impilo yayo eduze. Ukuhlola okujwayelekile kungabamba izimpawu zokuqala zokumelana ne-insulin ngaphambi kokuba kuqhubekele kubhentshini.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuvimbela akuyona into yokudala indawo ecindezelayo. Esikhundleni salokho, gxilisa ekwenzeni ukukhetha okunempilo kuzwakale kujwayelekile futhi kujabulise umndeni wakho wonke.
Ukuhlola i-type 2 diabetes kubantwana kuhilela ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuningi okuqapha ukuthi umzimba wengane yakho usebenza kanjani i-glucose. Udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma ukuhlolwa uma ingane yakho inezimpawu noma izinto ezingobungozi ze-diabetes.
Izivivinyo eziyinhloko zokuhlola zihlanganisa:
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anikeze ezinye izivivinyo ukuze akhiphe isifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 noma ezinye izimo. Lezi zingafaka izivivinyo ze-antibodies ezithile noma amazinga e-C-peptide, okusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi i-pancreas yengane yakho ikhiqiza kangakanani i-insulin.
Inqubo yokuxilongwa ivame ukuqhubeka ngezikhathi eziningi zokuvakashela ukuqinisekisa imiphumela nokuqinisekisa ukunemba. Udokotela wakho uzokwenza futhi ukuhlolwa komzimba futhi ahlole umlando wezokwelapha wengane yakho nomlando womndeni wesifo sikashukela.
Ukuphathwa kwesisifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 kubantwana kugxile ekusizeni umzimba wabo ukuba usebenzise i-insulin ngokuphumelelayo nangokugcina amazinga okugqama kwegazi anempilo. Indlela ivame ukuba mncane kunokwelashwa kwabantu abadala futhi igcizelela ukushintsha indlela yokuphila kuqala.
Izindlela zokwelapha eziyinhloko zihlanganisa:
Abantwana abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 bangalulawula isimo sabo kahle ngokushintsha indlela yokuphila kuphela, ikakhulukazi uma betholakala ngokushesha. Noma kunjalo, abanye bangadinga imithi ukuze basize imizimba yabo ukuba isebenzise i-insulin ngokuphumelelayo.
Izinhlelo zokwelapha zihluke ngokwezidingo zengane yakho, amazinga eswekile yegazi, ezinye izimo zempilo, nezimo zomndeni. Iqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlangana nawe ukuze lithole indlela efanele impilo yengane yakho futhi lisize ikhule.
Ukuphatha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 ekhaya kuhilela ukwakha imikhuba esekelayo esiza ingane yakho ukuba igcine amazinga eswekile yegazi ephile kahle ngesikhathi isajabulela ubuntwana. Ikhona ukwenza ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kuzwakale njengengxenye evamile yokuphila kwansuku zonke kunokuba kube yisibopho.
Nazi izindlela zokuphatha ekhaya ezisebenzayo:
Kubalulekile ukubandakanya ingane yakho ekunakekelweni kwayo ngezindlela ezifanele iminyaka yayo. Izingane ezincane zingasiza ekukhetheni ukudla okunempilo, kanti izingane ezindala zingafunda ukuhlola ushukela wazo wegazi nokuqonda ukuthi ukudla okuhlukene kuwathinta kanjani amazinga abo.
Yenza amaphani okuphinda uqale izimo ezikhethekile njengemibuthano yokuzalwa, imicimbi yesikole, noma uhambo. Ukuba nezindlela ezilungile kusiza ingane yakho ukuthi ihlanganyele ngokugcwele emisebenzini ngenkathi igcina ukuphathwa okuhle kwesifo sikashukela.
Ukulungiselela ukuya kudokotela ngesifo sikashukela kusiza ukuba wenze okuningi ngesikhathi sakho neqembu lokuphatha impilo futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi izihloko ezibalulekile zixoxwa. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ekuxhumaneni okungcono nokuguqulwa kokwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
Ngaphambi kokubuka kwakho, buza le mininingwane elandelayo:
Khuthaza ingane yakho ukuba ihlanganyele ekulungiseleleni i-aphoyintimenti uma isekhulile ngokwanele. Ingase ibe nemibuzo yayo noma izinkathazo mayelana nendlela isifo sikashukela esithinta ngayo imisebenzi yansuku zonke noma ubungane.
Unganqikazi ukukhuluma ngezihloko ezingase zibonakale zincane. Izinto ezifana nezinguquko emazingeni amandla, isimo sengqondo, noma izindlela zokulala zingaba yizinkomba ezibalulekile zokuthi ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kusebenza kangakanani.
Isifo sikashukela uhlobo 2 ezinganeni yisimo esilawuleka esingadingeki silimise amathuba engane yakho noma injabulo. Ngokunakekelwa okuhle, ukusekelwa, nokuphathwa kwendlela yokuphila, izingane ezinesifo sikashukela uhlobo 2 zingaphila impilo evamile, esebenzayo ngokuphelele.
Ukutholwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kwenza umehluko omkhulu emiphumeleni yesikhathi eside. Uma uqaphela izimpawu noma unezinkathazo mayelana nezici zengozi zengane yakho, unganqikazi ukukhuluma nodokotela wayo wezingane.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kumzamo womndeni. Uma wonke umndeni uthatha imikhuba enempilo ndawonye, kuyahlala kulula ngengane yakho ukugcina ukulawula okuhle kweswekile yegazi ngaphandle kokuzizwa ehlukile noma evinjelwe.
Okubaluleke kakhulu ukuqonda ukuthi i-diabetes isigaba 2 akuyona iphutha lakho noma iphutha lengane yakho. Iyisimo sezempilo esingaphathwa kahle ngendlela efanele, isisekelo sokusekela, neqembu lokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
I-diabetes isigaba 2 ezinganeni ngezinye izikhathi ingafakwa ekuphumuleni ngokushintsha kwendlela yokuphila, ikakhulukazi ukunciphisa isisindo nokukhulisa umsebenzi womzimba. Kodwa-ke, lokhu kudinga ukuzimisela okuqhubekayo emikhweni enempilo, futhi amazinga e-shuga egazini adinga ukulandelelwa njalo. Ngisho nasekuphumuleni, ukuntengantenga kwe-diabetes kuyaqhubeka, ngakho ukugcina imikhuba enempilo kubalulekile impumelelo yesikhathi eside.
I-diabetes isigaba 1 iyisimo sokuziphatha komzimba lapho umzimba ubhubhisa amaseli akhiqiza i-insulin, okudinga ukwelashwa nge-insulin ngokushesha. I-diabetes isigaba 2 ithuthukiswa lapho umzimba uba nokumelana ne-insulin noma awukhiqizi ngokwanele. Izingane ezine-diabetes isigaba 2 ngokuvamile zisakhiqiza i-insulin ethile futhi zingase ziphathwe ekuqaleni ngokushintsha kwendlela yokuphila nezinambuzane kunokuhlobisa i-insulin.
Izingane eziningi ezine-diabetes isigaba 2 zingaphatha isimo sazo ngaphandle kwezithombe ze-insulin, ikakhulukazi uma zitholakala ekuqaleni futhi zine-management enhle yendlela yokuphila. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izingane zingadinga i-insulin okwesikhashana ngesikhathi sesifo noma izikhathi zokulawula okubi kwe-shuga egazini. Abanye bangadinga i-insulin njengengxenye yohlelo lwabo lokwelashwa olujwayelekile, kuye ngokuthi i-pancreas yabo isebenza kangcono kangakanani.
Yebo! Ukuzivocavoca ngokomzimba empeleni ingenye yezindlela zokwelapha ezingcono kakhulu zesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2. Ingane yakho ingabamba iqhaza emidlalweni yezemidlalo neminye imisebenzi ngokuhlela okuhle nokubhekwa kweswekile yegazi. Sebenzisana neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthuthukisa amasu okuphatha i-glucose yegazi ngesikhathi sokuzivocavoca nokukhuphisana. Abaningi abadlali bezemidlalo abangochwepheshe baphatha ngempumelelo isifo sikashukela ngenkathi beqhudelana emazingeni aphezulu.
Sebenzisa ulimi olufanele iminyaka futhi ugcine amehlo ezintweni ezinhle zokuphatha kunokunciphisa. Chaza ukuthi isifo sikashukela yisimo esingalawulwa ngokukhetha okunempilo, futhi ugcizelele ukuthi isengenza konke okufunayo ukukwenza. Khuthaza imibuzo futhi ubafake ekuhlaleni kwabo kancane kancane. Cabanga ngokuhlangana nemindeni enye ephatha isifo sikashukela sobuntwana ukuze uthole ukwesekwa nokuqonda okwengeziwe.
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