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I-hypoglycemia ye-diabetic kwenzeka lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uwa phansi kakhulu, ngokuvamile ngaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL, ngesikhathi uphatha isifo sikashukela ngemithi. Cabanga ngakho njengomlinganiso wokuqina komzimba wakho ofika kuze kube yize lapho udinga amandla kakhulu.
Lesi simo singenye yezinkinga ezivamile abantu abanesifo sikashukela ababhekana nazo, ikakhulu labo abasebenzisa i-insulin noma imithi ethile yesifo sikashukela. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kukhulu uma kwenzeka, ukuqonda i-hypoglycemia kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha bese uphendula ngokushesha ukuze uzivikele.
I-hypoglycemia ye-diabetic ivela lapho amazinga e-glucose egazini lakho ewa phansi kunalokho umzimba wakho olukudingayo ukuze usebenze kahle. Ubuchopho bakho buxhomekeke ku-glucose eqinile yamandla, ngakho-ke lapho amazinga ewa phansi kakhulu, umzimba wakho uthumela izimpawu zezesixwayiso.
Lesi simo ngokuvamile sithuthukela kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 noma lwe-2 abasebenzisa i-insulin noma imithi ethile yomlomo esiza ekuphuculeni ushukela wegazi. Umzimba wakho unezindlela zemvelo zokuvimbela ushukela wegazi ophansi, kodwa imithi yesifo sikashukela ngezinye izikhathi ingasebenza kahle kakhulu, ibangele amazinga ukuthi awe phansi kunezinga eliphephile.
Odokotela abaningi bachaza i-hypoglycemia njenge-glucose yegazi engaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL, nakuba abanye abantu bangase bazwe izimpawu emazingeni aphezulu kancane. Okubalulekile ukufunda ukuqaphela izimpawu zesixwayiso zomzimba wakho ukuze ukwazi ukwenza ngokushesha.
Umzimba wakho unesistimu yesixwayiso esakhiwe ngaphakathi esiqala ukusebenza lapho ushukela wegazi uwa phansi kakhulu. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zivele ngezigaba, ziqale ngezimpawu zesixwayiso ezilula ezingathuthukela ezingxeni ezinzima uma zingaphathwa.
Izimpawu zokuqala zivame ukufaka:
Njengoba i-hypoglycemia ithuthuka, ungase uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezinkulu ezihlasela ukucabanga kwakho nokuhlanganiswa kwakho. Lokhu kufaka ukungakhululeki, ukuhluleka ukugxila, inkulumo ephazamisekile, ukubona okuphazamisekile, noma ukuzizwa ubuthakathaka futhi ungaqinile ezinyaweni zakho.
Ezimweni ezinzima, i-hypoglycemia ingabangela ukubamba, ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, noma ngisho nokoma. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nalokho okuthiwa ukungazi i-hypoglycemia, lapho bengazizwa khona izimpawu zesixwayiso evamile kuze kube yilapho ushukela wegazi uwa phansi kakhulu.
I-hypoglycemia yobusuku idinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile ngoba izimpawu zingase zibe nzima ukuqaphela ngesikhathi ulele. Ungase uvuke unezinhlungu zikhanda, uzizwe ukhulu ekuseni, ube namaphupha amabi, noma uthole izikhwama zakho zimanzi ngenxa yokubila ebusuku.
I-hypoglycemia ye-diabetic ivela lapho kunekungafani phakathi kwemithi yakho yesifo sikashukela, ukudla, nomsebenzi womzimba. Ukuqonda lezi zinto kukusiza ukuthi uvikele izehlakalo futhi uphathe isifo sakho sikashukela ngokuphumelelayo.
Izimbangela ezihlobene nemithi yizona eziqala kakhulu:
Ukudla nezindlela zokudla kudlala indima enkulu ekuhlukahlukeniseni ushukela wegazi. Ukweqa ukudla, ukudla okuncane kunokujwayelekile, noma ukulibazisa ukudla kungabangela i-hypoglycemia, ikakhulu uma usuvele uthathe imithi yakho yesifo sikashukela. Ukuphuza utshwala, ikakhulu ngaphandle kokudla, kungaphambana nakho ukukwazi kwesibindi sakho ukukhulula i-glucose egcinwe.
Ukuzivocavoca kuchaphazela ushukela wegazi ngezindlela ezingase zikumangalise. Ukuzivocavoca kusiza imisipha yakho ukusebenzisa i-glucose ngokuphumelelayo, okungaphonsa ushukela wegazi amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokuphela. Lo mthelela olibazisekile usho ukuthi i-hypoglycemia ingase ivela amahora ambalwa ngemuva kokuzivocavoca, ngisho nobusuku.
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile kodwa ezibalulekile zifaka ukugula noma ukutheleleka, okungashintsha indlela umzimba wakho ophatha ngayo i-glucose, izinkinga zezinso noma isibindi ezihlasela indlela imithi esebenza ngayo, kanye nemithi ethile efana ne-beta-blockers engase ifihle izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezehlakalo ezivamile ze-hypoglycemia, ngisho noma uziphatha ngempumelelo ekhaya. Izehlakalo eziphindaphindayo zoshukela wegazi ophansi zivame ukubonisa ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela luya kudingeka lushintshwe.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana ne-hypoglycemia enzima ngokungakhululeki, ukubamba, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi. Lezi zimo zidinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo futhi zibonisa ukuthi indlela yakho yokuphatha isifo sikashukela okwamanje ingase idinge ukushintshwa okukhulu.
Hlela i-aphoyintimenti nodokotela wakho uma uqaphela izindlela ezehlakalo zakho ze-hypoglycemia, njengokwehla okwenzeka ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke noma ngemuva kwemisebenzi ethile. Kufanele uphinde uthinte uma uthuthukisa ukungazi i-hypoglycemia, lapho uyeka ukuzizwa khona izimpawu zesixwayiso evamile.
Shaya iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo uma usuvele usebenzise i-glucagon yesimo esiphuthumayo, uma amalungu omndeni ekusize ukwelapha ukwehla okukhulu, noma uma uzizwa ukukhathazeka ngokuphatha isifo sakho sikashukela ngenxa yezehlakalo ze-hypoglycemia.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okuhlangabezana ne-hypoglycemia, futhi ukuqonda lokhu kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela. Ezinye izici ezingaholela ekutheni kube ne-hypoglycemia ungazilawula, kanti ezinye ziyisigaba sokuphatha isifo sakho sikashukela.
Izici ezingaholela ekutheni kube ne-hypoglycemia ezihlobene nemithi zifaka:
Izici zokuphila ezikhuphula ingozi zifaka izindlela zokudla ezingajwayelekile, ukuphuza utshwala njalo, ukuzivocavoca okukhulu noma okude ngaphandle kokuhlela okuhle, kanye nomsebenzi wokuhlangana noma izikhathi zokulala ezingajwayelekile eziphula izindlela zemvelo zomzimba wakho.
Isimo sezempilo singaphakamisa ingozi yakho. I-Kidney disease ichaphazela indlela umzimba wakho ophatha ngayo i-insulin kanye nemithi yesifo sikashukela, kuyilapho isifo sesibindi siyaphambana nokugcinwa kwe-glucose nokukhululwa. I-Gastroparesis, isimo esinciphisa ukukhishwa kwesisu, singenza ukulawula ushukela wegazi kungabi nakho ukuqagela.
Abanye abantu babhekene nengozi enkulu ngenxa yezici zomuntu siqu njengokuba nesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 iminyaka eminingi, okuhlangabezana nezehlakalo ze-hypoglycemia ezinzima ngaphambili, noma ukuba ne-hypoglycemia engaziwa. Ubudala buphinde budlale indima, njengoba abantu abadala bangase babe nokuzwela okuhlukile kwemithi kanye nezindlela zokudla.
Nakuba izigameko eziningi ze-hypoglycemia ziqeda ngokushesha ngokwelashwa okuhle, izigameko eziphindaphindayo noma ezinzima zingabangela izingozi ezinkulu. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingase zenzeke kusiza ukugcizelela ukuthi ukunakekelwa nokulawulwa okuhle kubaluleke kangakanani.
Izingozi eziqala ngenxa ye-hypoglycemia enzima zingaba nzima futhi zingozi ezingase zibulale:
Izingozi zesikhathi eside zithuthuka lapho i-hypoglycemia iba yinkinga ephindaphindayo. Izehlakalo ezinzima eziphindaphindayo zingabangela ukungazi i-hypoglycemia, lapho umzimba wakho uyeka ukukhiqiza izimpawu zesixwayiso ezivame ukukuxwayisa ngokwehla kwamazinga ushukela wegazi.
I-hypoglycemia evamile ingase ichaphazele ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho nempilo yakho yengqondo. Abantu abaningi bathuthukisa ukukhathazeka ngezinga labo loshukela wegazi, okungabangela ukugcina ushukela wegazi uphakeme kunokunconywayo ukuze kugwenywe ukwehla. Lokhu kulawulwa okwesaba ngempela kungalimaza ukulawula isifo sikashukela isikhathi eside.
Ezimweni ezingavamile, i-hypoglycemia enzima kakhulu ingabangela ukonakala kobuchopho okungapheli, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kwenzeka kuphela ngezigameko ezihlala isikhathi eside, ezingaphathwa. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izingozi eziningi zingavikeleka ngokuphathwa okuhle kwesifo sikashukela nokuphathwa okusheshayo kwezehlakalo zoshukela wegazi ophansi.
Ukuvimbela kungenzeka ngokuphelele ngamasu afanele nezenzo zansuku zonke eziqhubekayo. Okubalulekile ukwakha indlela ebambisene ehambisana nemithi yakho, ukudla, kanye namazinga omsebenzi ngenkathi uhlala unokuguquguquka okwanele ukusingatha izikhathi ezingaqagelwayo zokuphila.
Ukuqapha ushukela wegazi kuyindlela yokuqala yokuvimbela. Hlola i-glucose yakho njalo, ikakhulu ngaphambi kokudla, ngaphambi nangemuva kokuzivocavoca, ngesikhathi sokulala, nanoma nini lapho uzwa izimpawu. I-monitors ye-glucose eqhubekayo inganikeza izaziso zesikhathi sangempela mayelana nokwehla kwamazinga ushukela wegazi.
Ukuhlela ukudla nokuqapha isikhathi kuyasiza ekuqondiseni amazinga e-glucose eqinile usuku lonke:
Ukuhlela ukuzivocavoca kudinga ukunakekelwa okukhethekile ukuvimbela ukwehla okuhlobene nomsebenzi. Hlola ushukela wakho wegazi ngaphambi, phakathi, nangemuva kokuzivocavoca. Ungase udinge ukudla ama-carbohydrates engeziwe ngaphambi kokuzivocavoca noma unciphise i-insulin yakho ngesikhathi sokuqondisa udokotela wakho.
Ukulawula imithi kuhilela ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukuthola ibhalansi efanele. Lokhu kungase kusho ukulungisa amazinga e-insulin, ukushintsha isikhathi semithi, noma ukushintshela kwemithi yesifo sikashukela ehlukile enengozi ephansi ye-hypoglycemia.
Ukuhlonishwa kwe-hypoglycemia ngokushesha nangokuphumelelayo kungavimbela izimpawu ezingase zibe zimbi futhi kukusize uzizwe ukhulu ngaphakathi kwemizuzu embalwa. Indlela ixhomeke ekutheni izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani nokuthi ukwazi yini ukuziphatha ngokuphephile.
Nge-hypoglycemia elula kuya ephakathi lapho uqaphile futhi ukwazi ukugwinya, landela "umthetho we-15-15." Thatha amagremu angu-15 ama-carbohydrates asebenza ngokushesha, linda imizuzu engu-15, bese uphinda uhlole ushukela wakho wegazi. Uma usengaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL, phinda ukwelashwa.
Ama-carbohydrates asebenza ngokushesha asebenza kahle afaka:
Uma ushukela wakho wegazi ubuyele ejwayelekile, dlani ukudla okuncane okune-protein nama-carbohydrates amaningi ukuze ugcine amazinga aqinile. Izindlela ezinhle zifaka amakhekhe ane-peanut butter, isandwich encane, noma i-yogurt enesisu.
I-hypoglycemia enzima idinga ukwelashwa okusheshayo, ikakhulu uma ungaqaphile noma uqabuka. Amalungu omndeni noma abaphathi kufanele bazi ukuthi bangayisebenzisa kanjani i-glucagon yesimo esiphuthumayo nokuthi nini kufanele bashayele u-911. Ungalokothi uzama ukunika ukudla noma izinto eziphuzwayo kumuntu ongaqaphile, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukuhlwitha.
Ukulawula i-hypoglycemia ekhaya kudinga ukulungiselela, isenzo esisheshayo, kanye nokunakekelwa okulandelayo ukuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo. Ukuba nehlelo elicacile kukusiza ukuthi uhlale uzolile futhi uphendule ngokuphumelelayo lapho izimpawu zivele.
Gcina izinto ze-hypoglycemia zifinyeleleka kalula ezindaweni eziningi ekhaya lakho, emoyeni, endaweni yakho yokusebenza, nasekhoneni lakho. Ikithi lakho lesimo esiphuthumayo kufanele lifake amaphilisi e-glucose noma ijeli, i-glucose meter enama-test strips, kanye nolwazi loxhumana nabo oluphuthumayo.
Lapho welapha i-hypoglycemia ekhaya, yima ukukhanuka kokwelapha ngokudla okuningi. Namathela kumagremu angu-15 e-carbohydrates anconywayo bese ulinda umzimba wakho uphendule. Ukwelapha ngokweqile kungabangela ushukela wegazi ukuba uphakame kakhulu, udale isizungu sokuphakama nokwehla.
Ngemva kokwelapha isigameko se-hypoglycemia, qapha ushukela wakho wegazi njalo amahora ambalwa alandelayo. Ukuhla kwegazi kungase kube khona, ikakhulu uma imbangela yangempela ingakaxazululwa noma uma uthatha i-insulin ende.
Bhala isigameko ngasinye encwadini, uqaphele isikhathi, izinga lakho loshukela wegazi, izimpawu ozizwe, lokho okucinga ukuthi kubangele, kanye nendlela owelaphile ngayo. Lolu lwazi lusiza iqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo ukulungisa uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kukusiza ukuthi wenze okuningi ngesikhathi sakho nodokotela wakho futhi kuqinisekise ukuthi uthola ulwazi nokushintsha okudingayo. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ekulawuleni kangcono isifo sikashukela kanye nezehlakalo ezincane ze-hypoglycemia.
Letha i-log yakho ye-glucose yegazi, amarekhodi e-insulin noma imithi, kanye nanoma yiluphi idatha ye-glucose monitor eqhubekayo evela emakhelweni ambalwa edlule. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukubona izindlela nokubona izimbangela ezingase zibe khona zezehlakalo zakho ze-hypoglycemia.
Bhala imibuzo ethile mayelana nezehlakalo zakho ze-hypoglycemia:
Bala yonke imithi oyithathayo, kufaka phakathi imithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle kanye nezinhlanganisela, njengoba ezinye zingase zihlangane nemithi yesifo sikashukela noma zichaphazele amazinga ushukela wegazi. Khumbula nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zakamuva ezinzima, izindlela zokudla, uhlelo lokuzivocavoca, noma amazinga engcindezi.
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani obehlangabezane nezehlakalo zakho ze-hypoglycemia, njengoba bangase baqaphele izimpawu noma izenzo ongazikhumbuli. Umbono wabo unganikeza ulwazi oluwusizo eqenjini lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo.
I-hypoglycemia ye-diabetic iyisigaba esilawuleka sokukhathalela isifo sikashukela esiba sahlukumeza uma uqonda ukuthi ungalivimbela, ulikwazise, futhi uliphathe ngokuphumelelayo. Okubalulekile ukuthola ibhalansi efanele phakathi kokuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi uhlale usezingeni elihle ngenkathi ugwema ukwehla okungozi.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuhlangabezana ne-hypoglycemia akusho ukuthi uhluleka ekulawuleni isifo sikashukela. Iyinkinga evamile abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela ababhekana nayo, futhi ukusebenzisana neqembu lakho lezokunakekelwa kwezempilo kungakusiza ukunciphisa izehlakalo ngenkathi ugcina ukulawula okuhle kwe-glucose.
Izinyathelo ezibaluleke kakhulu ongaziqopha zifaka ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi njalo, ukugcina izinto zokwelapha zifinyeleleka kalula, nokugcina ukuxhumana okuvulekile nabaphathi bakho bezempilo mayelana nanoma yiziphi izindlela noma ukukhathazeka okuqaphela.
Ngokulungiselela okuhle nolwazi, ungakwazi ukulawula ngokuqiniseka izehlakalo ze-hypoglycemia futhi uqhubeke uphila impilo esebenzayo, ezele ukwaneliseka ngesifo sikashukela. Isigameko ngasinye siyithuba lokufunda okwengeziwe ngezindlela zomzimba wakho nokwenza uhlelo lwakho lokulawula lube ngcono.
Yebo, i-hypoglycemia ingase ivela kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela, nakuba ingavamile kakhulu. I-hypoglycemia engawona isifo sikashukela ingase iphumelele emithini ethile, izimo zezempilo ezihlasela ukukhiqizwa kwamahomoni, ukuphuza utshwala ngokweqile, noma izigaxa ezingavamile ezikhiqiza i-insulin. Noma kunjalo, izigameko eziningi ze-hypoglycemia zenzeka kubantu abasebenzisa imithi yesifo sikashukela.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhulu ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engu-10-15 ngemuva kokwelapha i-hypoglycemia elula ngama-carbohydrates asebenza ngokushesha. Ushuukela wakho wegazi kufanele ubuyele ezingeni elijwayelekile ngaphakathi kwemizuzu engu-15-20, nakuba ungase uzizwe ukhulu noma ube nenhlungu yekhanda amahora ambalwa ngemuva kwalokho. Izehlakalo ezinzima zingase zithathe isikhathi eside ukuze ziphulukane ngokuphelele.
Kufanele ulinde kuze kube yilapho ushukela wakho wegazi uhlala usezingeni elijwayelekile okungenani imizuzu engu-45 ngaphambi kokushayela ngemuva kwezigameko ze-hypoglycemia. Izindlela zakho zokuzivocavoca nokwahlulela zingase zihlale zibuthakathaka ngisho nangemuva kokubuya ushukela wakho wegazi ejwayelekile. Njalo hlola ushukela wakho wegazi ngaphambi kokushayela futhi ugcine izinto zokwelapha emoyeni.
Yebo, i-hypoglycemia yobusuku ivame kakhulu, ikakhulu kubantu abasebenzisa i-insulin. Ungase uvuke unezimpawu njengezinhlungu zikhanda, ukubila, noma ukuzizwa ungakhululeki. Abanye abantu abavuki nhlobo ngesikhathi sezehlakalo ezilula. Ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi ngaphambi kokulala nokudla ukudla ngesikhathi sokulala kungasiza ekuvimbeleni ukwehla ebusuku.
Amalungu omndeni kufanele afunde ukuqaphela izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia futhi azi ukuthi ugcina kuphi izinto zokwelapha. Kufanele bazi ukuthi bangayisebenzisa kanjani i-glucagon yesimo esiphuthumayo uma ungaqaphile futhi nini kufanele bashayele u-911. Okubaluleke kakhulu, akufanele balokothi bazame ukunika ukudla noma iziphuzo kumuntu ongaqaphile noma oqabuka, njengoba lokhu kungabangela ukuhlwitha.
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