Masifunde ngezinto eziluncedo kwisifo seswekile ezikunceda uphile nesifo seswekile.

Isifo seswekile sisifo esihlala ubomi bonke. Ngoko ke, ukuba amanqanaba eswekile egazini, okanye iglucose, awalawulwa ngokufanelekileyo, iingxaki zempilo zinokubakho. Ngoko ke, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba uqonde ngokupheleleyo indlela yokuthenga izixhobo zokuvavanya isifo seswekile kunye namayeza, kunye nendlela yokuwasebenzisa ngokuchanekileyo.

Kutheni kubalulekile ukujonga amanqanaba eswekile egazini lakho ekhaya?

Ukujonga amanqanaba eswekile egazini lakho ekhaya kubalulekile ekulawuleni isifo sakho seswekile nokuphila ubomi obuqhelekileyo. Ugqirha wakho okanye utitshala wesifo seswekile uza kukuxelela ukuba kufuneka ujonge iswekile yakho yegazi kangaphi ngosuku kunye nendlela yokwenza oko. Kungumbono olungileyo ukubonisa indlela yokusebenzisa i-glucose meter phambi kwabo amaxesha ambalwa ngokwemiyalelo. Ngale ndlela, banokuqinisekisa ukuba ukwenza ngokuchanekileyo.

Ngokwesiqhelo, kuya kufuneka ujonge inqanaba leswekile egazini lakho ubuncinane kanye kusasa ngaphambi kokuba utye. Ukongeza, licebo elihle ukujonga inqanaba leswekile egazini lakho ngaphambi kwesidlo sasemini, isidlo sangokuhlwa, nangaphambi kokuba ulale. Ngamanye amaxesha ugqirha wakho angakucela ukuba ujonge inqanaba leswekile egazini lakho malunga neyure emva kokutya.

Amanqanaba eswekile egazini ahlala ejongwa ngolu hlobo:

• Okokuqala, hlaba umnwe wakho ngesixhobo esinenaliti encinci (i-lancet) efakwe kwincam yomnwe wakho.
• Emva koko, beka ithontsi legazi eliphumayo kumcu wovavanyo.
• Faka umcu wovavanyo kwimitha yeglucose.
• Funda ixabiso eliboniswe kwisikrini semitha.

Ukuba uthatha i-insulin, kunokufuneka ulungise umthamo wakho we-insulin ngokusekelwe kweli xabiso.

Zeziphi ezinye izixhobo zesifo seswekile endizidingayo?

Izinto ekufuneka uzithenge zinokwahluka ngokuxhomekeke ekubeni unesifo seswekile sohlobo 1 okanye sohlobo 2. Kodwa kukho izinto oza kuzifuna ngokubanzi. Makhe sijonge ukuba zeziphi.

Izinto ekufuneka ziqwalaselwe xa ukhetha i-glucose meter

Iimitha zeglucose zizixhobo ezincinci, ezisebenza ngebhetri, eziphathwa ngesandla. Kukho iintlobo ezininzi ezahlukeneyo zeemitha ezithengiswayo. Uhlobo ngalunye luneengenelo kunye neengxaki zalo. Amaxabiso ahluka kakhulu kuxhomekeke kwiimpawu ozifunayo.

Xa ukhetha imitha, qwalasela ezi zinto zilandelayo:

• Ukulula kokusebenzisa: Ngaba kulula ukuyisebenzisa?
• Isantya: Kuthatha ixesha elingakanani ukufumana iziphumo? (Uninzi lweemitha ezikhoyo namhlanje zinika iziphumo ngaphantsi kwemizuzwana eli-15.)
• Ukuchaneka: Zichaneke kangakanani ixabiso elinikiweyo?
• Ubungakanani begazi obufunekayo: Ezinye iimitha zifuna igazi elingaphezulu kunezinye. Oku kubalulekile kubantwana abancinci nakubantu abadala.
• Ubungakanani besikrini: Isikrini esinamanani amakhulu nacacileyo silungele kakhulu abo bangaboni kakuhle.
• Imemori kunye nedatha:Ezinye iimitha zingakhumbula iziphumo zovavanyo lwakho. Zingakubonisa nomyinge kwiintsuku ezininzi. Ezinye zingaqhagamshela kwikhompyutha okanye kwifowuni ukuze zibone iigrafu zamanqanaba eswekile yakho. Oku kuluncedo kakhulu kuwe nakugqirha wakho.

Ngokusekelwe kwiziphumo ezivela kule mitha, ungenza izigqibo malunga namayeza akho emihla ngemihla (umzekelo, idosi ye-insulin), ukutya okutyayo (ukubalwa kwee-carbohydrate), kunye nokuzilolonga.

Ungayigcina njani amayeza nezixhobo ngokufanelekileyo?

Oku kubaluleke kakhulu. Ukuba izixhobo zakho kunye namayeza akho awagcinwanga kakuhle, asenokungasebenzi kakuhle.

Ukugcinwa kwe-insulin

Ukuba usebenzisa i-insulin, ugqirha wakho uza kukunika imiyalelo ethile yokuba ungayigcina njani. Abanye abavelisi bacebisa ukuba ugcine i-insulin efrijini. Nangona kunjalo, i-insulin ebandayo inokuba buhlungu kancinci ukuyijova. Abantu abaninzi bagcina i-vial abayisebenzisayo kubushushu begumbi. I-insulin ingagcinwa kubushushu begumbi malunga nenyanga. Ungagcina ii-vial ezongezelelweyo efrijini uze ukhuphe enye xa uyidinga kwaye uyishiye kubushushu begumbi.

Ungaze uyigcine i-insulin efrijini, kwaye ungaze uyishiye kwiindawo ezishushu, njengaselangeni.

Ukugcina ezinye izixhobo

Imicu yovavanyo kufuneka igcinwe kude nokufuma. Kwaye ungayibeki kwindawo eshushu kakhulu okanye ebandayo. Ukwenza njalo kuya kubangela ukuba inganikeli ziphumo zichanekileyo. Kungcono ukugcina yonke into kwindawo enye, njengedrowa, njengemitha yakho yeglucose, i-insulin, iisirinji, ii-lancets, kunye neeswab zotywala. Ngaleyo ndlela, unokuzifumana lula xa uzifuna.

Wenza ntoni xa ulibele ukwenza ezi zinto yonke imihla?

Ngamanye amaxesha kunokuba nzima ukukhumbula ukusela amayeza akho okanye ukujonga iswekile yakho yegazi ngexesha elinye yonke imihla. Zama la maqhinga amancinci ukukunceda wenze loo nto.

• Yifake kwenye inkqubo yemihla ngemihla: Umzekelo, zenze umkhwa ukujonga iswekile yakho kwaye uthathe amayeza akho xa uhlamba amazinyo akho kusasa.
• Gcina yonke into kwindawo enye: Gcina izixhobo zakho kunye namayeza kwindawo apho unokuzibona khona kwaye uzifikelele lula.
• Seta i-alamu: Seta i-alamu kwifowuni yakho okanye iwotshi encinci kwixesha elizayo xa ufuna ukusela amayeza akho okanye ukujonga iswekile yakho egazini.
• Yenza itshathi: Yenza itshathi ngokubhala phantsi izinto ekufuneka uzenze ngaloo mini (ukujonga iswekile yakho egazini, ukusela amayeza akho), uze ubeke uphawu lokujonga phambi kwayo xa ugqibile ukuyenza.

Ngaba kukho izixhobo ezintsha ezinceda ekulawuleni isifo seswekile?

Ewe, ngenxa yokuqhubela phambili kwetekhnoloji, kukho izixhobo ezintsha ezininzi ezinceda ekulawuleni isifo seswekile.

• Inkqubo Yokujonga Iswekile Eqhubekayo (CGMS): Esi sisixhobo esihlala sijonga amanqanaba eswekile egazini lakho imini yonke (kuquka nobusuku). Idatha oyifumanayo koku inokukunceda wenze izigqibo ezingcono malunga nokutya kwakho, umthambo, kunye namayeza.
• Ipompo yeInsulin: Esi sisixhobo esincinci esihambisa i-insulin emzimbeni ngexesha elifanelekileyo, ngedosi efanelekileyo. Oku kunceda kakhulu ekugcineni inqanaba elifanayo leswekile egazini. Nangona kunjalo, ezi zibiza kakhulu . Kuya kufuneka uthethe nogqirha wakho malunga nokuba eso sixhobo sikulungele na kunye neenzuzo kunye neengxaki zaso.

Ungaba njani krelekrele xa uthenga izixhobo?

Cinga ngezi zinto ukuze ufumane ixabiso elifanelekileyo lemali yakho kwaye ukhusele impilo yakho.

• Thelekisa amaxabiso: Jonga amaxabiso kwiindawo ezahlukeneyo ngaphambi kokuba uthenge izixhobo.
• Thenga kumthombo othembekileyo: Soloko uthenga ezi kuphela kwikhemesti yesibhedlele sikarhulumente, kwikhemesti ethembekileyo, okanye kumbutho othembekileyo.
• Jonga umhla wokuphelelwa: Qiniseka ukuba ujonga umhla wokuphelelwa kwezinto ezifana namayeza kunye nemicu yovavanyo. Musa ukuthenga izinto ezisele ziza kuphelelwa.
• Izixhobo ezineengxaki: Ukuba ukrokrela ukuba i-glucose meter ineengxaki emva kokuyithenga, yibuyisele kwaye ucele entsha. Ukusebenzisa i-meter enika iziphumo ezingalunganga kunokubeka ubomi bakho emngciphekweni.
• Jonga iphakheji: Kwizinto ezifana nemicu yovavanyo, jonga ukuba iphakheji sele ivuliwe na ngaphambili. Fumana iphakheji evaliweyo nengavulwanga.