Nri dabere na ibu ọnụ mgbe oge iji felata nwere ike nwee mmetụta ọjọọ. E bipụtara nchoputa ndị a na nzukọ kwa afọ nke European Community of Endocrinologists.
Ndị ọkachamara na-ekwu na ụdị nri ndị a nwere ike igbochi ọrụ insulin na-arụ ọrụ - homonụ nke na-achịkwa ọkwa shuga, ya mere na-abawanye ihe ize ndụ nke ịmalite ọrịa shuga. Ndị dọkịta dọrọ aka ná ntị: tupu ị na-ekpebi ụdị nri dị otú a, tụọ uru na ọghọm.
N'afọ ndị na-adịbeghị anya, nri ndị na-eri nri "ụbọchị agụụ na-agụ" na "nke afọjuju afọ" na-ewu ewu. Fastinghapụ ibu ibu ụbọchị abụọ n'izu ma ọ bụ soro usoro ọzọ. Agbanyeghị, ugbu a ndị dọkịta malitere iti mkpu, na-atụle nsonaazụ nke ụdị nri nri dị otú a.
N’oge gara aga, amataara ya na ụnwụ nri nwere ike inye aka na mmepụta nke radicals - kemịkalụ na - emebi mkpụrụ ndụ nke anụ ahụ ma na - egbochi ọrụ nkịtị, na - eme ka ọrịa kansa na ịka nká nwee ike.
Ka onwa ato lechara oke ogu riri ezi nri nke enyere onwa nri ka ubochi gasiri, ndi dibia choputara na aro ha belatara, na odi ka odi, abuba n’onu na-abawanye. Na mgbakwunye, mkpụrụ ndụ pancreas na-emepụta insulin mebiri n'ụzọ nke ọma, ọkwa nke radicals na akara ngosi nke nguzogide insulin mụbara nke ukwuu.
Ndị ọrụ nyocha na-atụ aro na n'ikpeazụ, nsonaazụ nke ụdị nri a nwere ike ịkarị njọ, ma na-eme atụmatụ ịtụle etu o siri metụta ndị mmadụ, ọkachasị ndị nwere nsogbu nke usoro nri.
"Anyị kwesịrị iburu n’uche na ndị buru oke ibu ma buru oke ibu, na-atụkwasị nri afọ iri nri nwere ike ịnwe nkwụghachi insulin, yabụ, na mgbakwunye na ịbelata oke chọrọ, ha nwekwara ike ịnwe ụdị shuga 2," ka Dr. Bonassa kwukwara.