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Simple chronic-care lessons for everyday decisions.

These articles help patients understand tracking, medication routines, food, movement, and clinic preparation. They are educational and do not replace advice from a healthcare professional.

Use this with your care plan

Your targets, medicines, tests, and treatment decisions must be confirmed with your doctor, nurse, pharmacist, or clinic team.

Featured lessons

Start with the basics.

High blood pressure

Know your numbers

Blood pressure has two numbers. The first is when the heart beats, and the second is when the heart rests. Repeated high readings need review by a healthcare professional.

  • Measure while rested and seated.
  • Record the date, time, and symptoms.
  • Take your medicine as prescribed.
WHO hypertension
Diabetes

Track patterns, not one reading

Blood sugar changes with food, medicine, illness, stress, and activity. MakhiCare helps you record patterns so your provider can guide your care.

  • Record whether the reading was before or after a meal.
  • Note missed medicine, illness, or unusual food.
  • Ask your provider what your target range is.
CDC blood sugar monitoring
Food

Build a practical South African plate

Healthy eating can use affordable local foods. Aim for variety, balance, moderation, and diversity, with more vegetables, whole grains, and pulses.

  • Use beans, lentils, samp, oats, cabbage, spinach, eggs, pilchards, maas, and brown bread where suitable.
  • Limit sugary drinks and high-salt foods.
  • Choose water first.
WHO healthy diet
Movement

Move safely, without a gym

Walking, chair strength, gentle stretching, and daily steps can support health. Start slowly and follow clinician advice if you have symptoms or pain.

  • Try short walks after meals.
  • Pause during chest pain, dizziness, severe tiredness, or gout flares.
  • Build routine before intensity.
WHO physical activity
Medication

Know what each medicine is for

Keep a list of your medicines, dose, timing, and what each one is for. Confirm medicine changes with your healthcare provider or pharmacist.

  • Do not stop chronic medicine without clinical advice.
  • Plan refills before tablets run out.
  • Report side effects or quality concerns through the correct care channel.
SAHPRA medicine safety
Clinic visit

Prepare before you go

Clinic visits work better when you bring your readings, medicine list, symptoms, questions, and any lab notes your provider asked for.

  • Write your top three questions.
  • Bring your medication list.
  • Ask what to do if readings are too high or too low.
Open patient app

Safety first

MakhiCare teaches, tracks, and prepares.

MakhiCare does not diagnose, prescribe, or replace emergency care. For chest pain, stroke signs, severe breathing difficulty, fainting, confusion, or danger symptoms, call 112 or go to emergency care.