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I-Hypoglycemia kwenzeka lapho ushukela wegazi uwa phansi kwezinga elijwayelekile, ngokuvamile ngaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL. Cabanga ngakho njengomlingisi wokulinganisa amandla omzimba wakho ofinyelela ekuphumeni – njengoba imoto idinga ipetroli ukuze isebenze kahle, ubuchopho bakho nemisipha idinga i-glucose eqinile ukuze isebenze kahle.
Leli simo livame kakhulu kubantu abane-diabetes, kodwa lingathinta noma ubani. Nakuba kungase kuzwakale kukhathazayo, ukuqonda i-hypoglycemia kukusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha bese uthatha isinyathelo esisheshayo ukuze uzizwe ukhulu.
I-Hypoglycemia yilapho i-glucose yegazi iwa phansi kwezinga omzimba wakho oludingayo ukuze usebenze ngokujwayelekile. Ubuchopho bakho buxhomekeke ku-glucose njengomthombo wayo oyinhloko wamandla, ngakho-ke lapho amazinga ewa phansi kakhulu, uzoqala ukubona izimpawu ngokushesha.
Abanikezeli bezempilo abaningi bachaza i-hypoglycemia njengoshukela wegazi ongaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL, yize abanye abantu bengase bazizwe izimpawu emazingeni aphakeme kancane. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-hypoglycemia ephansi ngokuvamile iphendula kahle ekwelapheni okulula ongakwenza ekhaya.
Umzimba wakho unezinhlelo ezakhiwe ukuvimbela ushukela wegazi ukuba ungawi phansi kakhulu. Lapho i-glucose iqala ukuwa, isibindi sakho sikhipha ushukela olugcinekile futhi amagciwane akho e-adrenal akhipha ama-hormone afana ne-adrenaline ukusiza ukuphakamisa amazinga akho.
Umzimba wakho uukunika izimpawu ezicacile lapho ushukela wegazi uwa phansi kakhulu. Lezi zimpawu zenzeka ngoba ubuchopho bakho nesistimu yakho yezinzwa abutholi amandla anele ukusebenza kahle.
Izimpawu zokuqala ezivamile ongaziqaphela zihlanganisa:
Njengoba amazinga okusanhlamvu egazi eqhubeka ehla, ungase uhlangabezane nezimpawu ezinzima kakhulu eziqeda ukucabanga nokulungelelana kwakho. Lezi zihlanganisa ukudideka, ubunzima bokuqondisa, ukubona okungacace, inkulumo ephazamisekile, noma ukuzizwa ungaqinile ezinyaweni zakho.
Ezigamekweni ezinzima, ezingavamile, i-hypoglycemia ingabangela ukubamba noma ukulahlekelwa yi-consciousness. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka uma amazinga okusanhlamvu egazi ehla ngaphansi kuka-50 mg/dL futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwangaphambi kwesikhathi.
Abahlinzeki bezempilo bavame ukuhlukanisa i-hypoglycemia ezigabeni ezimbili eziyinhloko kuye kokuthi unaso noma awunaso isifo sikashukela. Ukuqonda ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo onalo kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
I-hypoglycemia yesifo sikashukela yilona uhlobo oluvamile futhi lwenzeka kubantu abasebenzisa i-insulin noma imithi ethile yesifo sikashukela. Lokhu kwenzeka uma kungenzeki ukulingana phakathi kwemithi yakho, ukudla, noma amazinga wemisebenzi yomzimba.
I-hypoglycemia engeyesifo sikashukela ayivamile futhi iwa ezinhlotsheni ezimbili ezingaphansi. I-hypoglycemia esebenzayo ivela emahoreni amane ngemuva kokudla, ngokuvamile ngenxa yomzimba wakho okhiqiza i-insulin eningi njengokuphendula ekudleni. I-hypoglycemia yokuzila ukudla kwenzeka uma ungadlanga amahora ayisishiyagalombili noma ngaphezulu.
Kukhona nezinye izinhlobo ezingavamile ze-hypoglycemia. Lezi zihlanganisa i-hyperinsulinism ezelwe nayo kubantwana abasanda kuzalwa, i-hypoglycemia ehlobene nemithi ethile, izifo ezinzima, noma ukushoda kwamahomoni, nezinye izimo ezingavamile njenge-insulinomas (izigcwagcwa ezikhiqiza i-insulin).
Izimbangela ze-hypoglycemia ziyahluka kuye kokuthi unaso noma awunaso isifo sikashukela. Ake siqonde izizathu ezivamile zokuthi amazinga okusanhlamvu egazi akho angase ahluleke kakhulu.
Uma unesi-diabetes, i-hypoglycemia ngokuvamile iyenzeka ngenxa yalokhu:
Kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela, i-hypoglycemia ingase ibe khona ngenxa yezizathu eziningi. I-hypoglycemia esabela ingase ithuthukiswe ngemuva kokudla ukudla okunama-carbohydrate amaningi, ngemuva kokuhlinzwa kwesisu, noma ngenxa ye-prediabetes lapho impendulo yakho ye-insulin ilibaleka kodwa iningi.
I-hypoglycemia yokuzila ukudla kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela ingase ibe yimiphumela yemithi efana ne-quinine noma ama-antibiotic athile, ukusetshenziswa okukhulu kotshwala, izifo ezinkulu ezithinta isibindi noma izinso, noma ukungabi khona kwamahomoni okuhlanganisa i-cortisol noma i-growth hormone.
Ezinye izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa iziphumo ze-insulin, izimo ezithile ze-genetic, ukuphazamiseka kokudla, noma ukulala isikhathi eside. Lezi zimo azivamile kodwa kufanele uzixoxe nodokotela wakho uma uhlangabezana nezehlakalo ezivamile ze-low blood sugar ezingachazeki.
Kufanele uxhumane nomhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo uma uhlangabezana nezehlakalo ezivamile zeswekile ephansi, ikakhulukazi uma ungenasifo sikashukela. I-hypoglycemia encane ngezinye izikhathi ingase ingabi yinkinga, kodwa iphethini yemizimba ifuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uhlangabezana nemizimba enzima efana nokudideka, ukuhlinzwa, ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, noma uma ungakwazi ukuwelapha izehlakalo ngokwakho. Lezi zimo zingaba yingozi futhi zidinga ukungenelela kochwepheshe.
Uma unesifo sikashukela futhi uqaphela ukuthi izehlakalo zakho ze-hypoglycemia ziyaqala kakhulu noma zibi kakhulu, lokhu kungase kubonise ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha ludingi ukulungiswa. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukulungisa imithi yakho, ukuhlela ukudla, noma uhlelo lokusebenza ukuvimbela izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo.
Kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela, izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia ezingachazeki zidinga ukuhlolwa. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo uzofuna ukuqeda izimo ezingaphansi futhi aqinisekise ukuthi kukhona yini imithi noma izinkinga zempilo ezingase zibangele ukwehla kweswekile yakho legazi.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kwe-hypoglycemia. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kukusiza uhlale uqaphile futhi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela uma kungenzeka.
Umbangela omkhulu wengozi ukuba nesifo sikashukela futhi uthathe i-insulin noma imithi ethile yomlomo efana ne-sulfonylureas noma i-meglitinides. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 babhekene nengozi enkulu ngoba bathembele ngokuphelele ekugxilweni kwe-insulin ukuze baphathe iswekile yabo legazi.
Ezinye izici zengozi ezihlobene nesifo sikashukela zifaka:
Ngisho noma ungenasifo sikashukela, izici ezithile zingakubeka engozini. Lokhu kufaka ukusebenzisa imithi engwehla iswekile legazi, ukwenza ukuhlinzwa kwesisu, ukusetshenziswa okukhulu kotshwala, noma ukuba nezimo ezithile zezokwelapha ezithinta isibindi sakho, izinso, noma amagxande akhiqiza ama-hormone.
Ubudala bungadlala indima, njengoba abadala bangase babe nomuzwa omkhulu ekuthuthukeni kweswekile legazi futhi bangabi sazi izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia. Ngaphezu kwalokho, abantu abanezifo zokudla noma labo abazila ukudla njalo bangase babe nezimo zeswekile ephansi legazi.
Nakuba izinqamuzana eziningi ze-hypoglycemia ziqeda ngokushesha ngokwelashwa, iziqephu ezivamile noma ezinzima zingabangela izinkinga. Ukuqonda lezi zinkinga ezingase zibe khona kuqokomisa ukubaluleka kokuphathwa okuqondile nokuvimbela.
Ukukhathazeka okukhulu kunazo zonke yilokhu kungakwazi ukuqaphela ukwehla komfutho weswekile, okungase kuqale ngemva kokubhekana nawo izikhathi eziningi. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, umzimba wakho uya yeka ukukhiqiza izimpawu zezesixwayiso ezivamise ukukwazisa ngokwehla kwamaleveli eswekile egazini, okwenza kube nzima ukuthola nokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukwehla okukhulu komfutho weswekile kungabangela izimo eziyingozi, ikakhulukazi uma kwenzeka ngenkathi uqhuba, usebenzisa imishini, noma ngezinye zezinto ezidinga ukunakekela okugcwele nokubambisana. Ukuwa, izingozi, nokulimala kuba khona kakhulu uma iswekile egazini ihlala phansi kakhulu.
Ukulimala okungapheli okuvela ekwehleni okukhulu komfutho weswekile kuvame ukubandakanya:
Ezimweni ezingavamile kakhulu, ukwehla okukhulu komfutho weswekile okuphakathi nxesha kungabangela ukonakala kobuchopho okungapheli noma kube yingozi eyingozi. Noma kunjalo, leli banga lokuqina alivamile futhi liyavimbeka ngokuvamile ngokwazi kahle neqhinga lokulawula.
Ukuvimbela ukwehla komfutho weswekile kuhilela ukuqonda izici zakho ezingozi zomuntu siqu nokuthatha izinyathelo zokuqapha ukuze ugcine iswekile egazini ikulingene. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi iningi lezigameko liyavimbeka ngokuhlela nokwazi.
Uma une-diabetes, sebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lokuphatha impilo ukuze wenze uhlelo lokulawula oluqondanisa imithi yakho, ukudla, nemisebenzi. Lokhu kubandakanya ukuthatha imithi njengoba kulotshiwe, ukudla ukudla okuvamile nezidlo, nokubuka iswekile egazini njengoba kunconywe.
Amasu abalulekile okuvimbela afaka:
Kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela, ukuvimbela kugxile ekuqondeni izindlela zokudla ezinzile futhi baqaphele imithi noma izimo ezingathinta ushukela wegazi. Uma uhlushwa yi-hypoglycemia esabela, ukudla ukudla okuncane, okuvamile okuneprotheni elinganiselayo nama-carbohydrate amaningi kungasiza.
Ukufundisa amalungu omndeni nabangane abaseduze ukuthi baqaphele futhi basabela ezimpawu ze-hypoglycemia kuwengeza izinga lokuphepha, ikakhulukazi uma usengozini yokuhlushwa yizigameko ezinkulu.
Ukuhlola i-hypoglycemia kuhilela ukuqinisekisa ukuthi izimpawu zakho zenzeka lapho ushukela wegazi uphakathi nendawo ephansi. Umhlinzeki wakho wezinsizakalo zezempilo uzosebenzisa ukuxuba kokulandelela izimpawu, ukuhlola ushukela wegazi, futhi ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe ukwenza ukuxilonga.
Ukuxilonga oluqondile kwenzeka lapho uhlola ushukela wakho wegazi ngesikhathi sezimo bese uthola ukuthi ungaphansi kuka-70 mg/dL. Uma izimpawu ziphucuka ngemuva kokwelapha ushukela wegazi ophansi, lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuxilonga.
Kubantu abangenayo isifo sikashukela abanozizimpawu ezingachazwanga, udokotela wakho angase akukhuthaze ukugcina idayari yezimpawu nokudla. Lokhu kusiza ekuqondeni izindlela kanye nezici ezingase zibangele ushukela wakho wegazi ube wehla.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe kuyadingeka, ikakhulukazi nge-hypoglycemia engafani nesifo sikashukela. Lokhu kungafaka ukuhlolwa kokubekezelela i-glucose, lapho uphuza isisombululo esinomnandi bese ushukela wakho wegazi uhlolwa ngezikhathi ezithile, noma ukudla okungapheli phansi kokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ukubona ukuthi i-hypoglycemia ithuthuka yini.
Ezimweni ezingavamile lapho kucatshangelwa khona isimo esingaphansi, udokotela wakho angase ayalele ukuhlolwa okuengeziwe njengokuhlola amazinga e-hormone, izifundo zokubonisa izithombe, noma ukuhlolwa kokuhlola ukusebenza kwesibindi namalunga.
Ukuphatha i-hypoglycemia kuncike ekuthini izimpawu zakho zinzima kangakanani nokuthi ukwazi yini ukudla noma ukuphuza ngokuphepha. Umgomo ukuphakamisa ushukela wegazi ngokushesha bese ugcina ubunzima.
Nge-hypoglycemia ephansi kuya kwephakathi lapho unomqondo futhi ukwazi ukugwinya, "umthetho we-15-15" usebenza kahle. Thatha amagremu angu-15 e-carbohydrates esebenza ngokushesha, linda imizuzu engu-15, bese uhlola kabusha ushukela wegazi uma kungenzeka.
Izindlela ezinhle zokwelapha ngokushesha zihlanganisa:
Ngemva kokuba ushukela wegazi ubuyile, dle isidlo esincane esina-protein ne-carbohydrates eziyinkimbinkimbi ukuze usisize ukugcina ubunzima. Ukukhetha okuhle kuhlanganisa amakhekhe ane-peanut butter, i-cheese nama-crackers, noma ingxenye yesandwich.
Nge-hypoglycemia eqinile lapho ungenamqondo noma ungakwazi ukugwinya ngokuphepha, uzodinga ukwelashwa okuphaphandayo. Lokhu kungase kuhilele ukugonywa kwe-glucagon okunikezwa amalungu omndeni aqeqeshwe noma izinsizakalo zezokwelapha eziphuthumayo ezinika i-glucose ye-intravenous.
Ukuphathwa kwesikhathi eside kugxile ekunqobeni izehlakalo zesikhathi esizayo ngokulungisa imithi, ukuhlela ukudla, nezici zesitayela sokuphila ngokusekelwe kulokho okubangela i-hypoglycemia yakho.
Ukuphatha i-hypoglycemia ekhaya kuhilela kokubili ukwelapha izehlakalo ezisebenzayo nokudala indawo esekela amazinga eshukela egazi ahlala njalo. Ukulungiselela nokukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyenzani kungenza izehlakalo zingabi luvalo futhi zilawuleke kakhulu.
Gcina njalo imithombo ye-glucose esebenza ngokushesha ifinyeleleka kalula ezindaweni eziningi – emotweni yakho, isikhwama sakho, etafuleni eceleni kombhede, nasemsebenzini. Amathebulethi e-glucose alula ngoba awapheli ngokushesha futhi anikeza inani elilinganiselwe le-carbohydrates.
Yenza uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-hypoglycemia oluhlanganisa:
Qiniseka ukuthi amalungu omndeni nabangane bakwazi ukuthi uligcina kuphi izinto zakho ze-glucose nokuthi bangasiza kanjani ngesikhathi sesigameko. Cabanga ngokugqoka ibhulukwe lesaziso lezokwelapha noma ukuba nolwazi lwezokwelapha olutholakala kalula ocingweni lwakho.
Gcina ilog yemikhakha ye-hypoglycemia, kuhlanganise nalokho obekwenza, lokho okudlile, nanoma yimiphi imithi oyithathe. Lolu lwazi lukusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nibone izindlela futhi nenze izinguquko zokuvimbela imikhakha yesikhathi esizayo.
Ukuba ulungile ekuqokweni kwakho kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi aqonde kangcono isimo sakho futhi enze uhlelo lokwelapha oluphumelelayo. Ukuthatha isikhathi sokulungisa ulwazi lwakho kusengaphambili kwenza ukuvakasha kube nomphumela.
Letha irekhodi elizwile lemikhakha yakho ye-hypoglycemia, kuhlanganise nezinsuku, amahora, ukufunda kwe-shuga yegazi uma kutholakala, izimpawu ozizwayo, nalokho obekwenzile ukuze uziphathe. Phawula futhi ukuthi ubenzeni ngaphambi kwesigameko nalokho obekudlile muva nje.
Yenza uhlu lwemithi yonke nezinhlanganisela ozithathayo, kuhlanganise nezinga kanye nesikhathi. Ungakhohlwa ukukhuluma ngemithi yokuthengwa ngaphandle komthetho, izinhlanganisela zezitshalo, nanoma yiziphi izinguquko zakamuva ohlelweni lwakho lokwelapha.
Bhala imibuzo ethile ofuna ukuyibuza, njengalezi:
Uma unesiifo se-shukela, letha irekhodi lakho le-shukela legazi nolwazi mayelana neqembu lakho lamanje lokuphatha isifo se-shukela. Kubantu abangenayo isifo se-shukela, cabanga ngokuletha idayari yokudla ebonisa izindlela zakho zokudla nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ozibonile.
I-Hypoglycemia iyimo elilawulekayo eliba likhathazayo kakhulu uma usuqonda ukuthi ungayibona futhi uyiphathe kanjani. Nakuba izingameko zingase zibe yizinto ezesabekayo, ikakhulukazi izikhathi ezimbalwa zokuqala, eziningi ziphendula ngokushesha ekwelapheni okulula.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuvimbela yiyona yehluzo yakho engcono kakhulu. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi unesiifo se-shukela noma cha, ukusebenza nodokotela wakho ukuze ubone izinto ezikubangela nezingozi kukusiza ukuthi uhlale phambili kwezingameko ezingase zenzeke.
Ukufunda ukuqaphela izimpawu zakho zokuqala kukunika ithuba elihle lokwelapha i-hypoglycemia ngaphambi kokuba ibe nzima. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuqonda okuhle kwezimpawu zabo siqu futhi bangathatha isinyathelo ngokushesha uma kudingeka.
Khumbula ukuthi i-hypoglycemia iyisigameko, hhayi isifo ngokwalo. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ebangela izingameko zakho - kungaba yisikhathi semithi, izindlela zokudla, noma isimo esingaphansi - kukusiza wena neqembu lakho lokunakekela impilo ukwakha uhlelo oluphumelelayo lokuphatha.
Yebo, ungaba ne-hypoglycemia ngaphandle kwesifo sikashukela, yize kungavamile. I-Hypoglycemia engapheli isifo sikashukela ingenzeka ngenxa yemithi ethile, izimo zezokwelapha, ukusetshenziswa okukhulu kotshwala, noma izindlela zokudla ezibangela ukuba i-shukela legazi liwe kakhulu.
Uma uhlushwa yizimpawu zokwehla kweswekile yegazi kodwa ungenawo ushukela, kubalulekile ukubona udokotela wakho ukuze ahlole. Bangakusiza ukuthola ukuthi yini ebangela lezi zenzakalo futhi bancoma ukwelashwa okufanele.
Gxilisa ekudleni okulinganiselayo okuhlanganisa amaprotheni, amafutha ampilo, nama-carbohydrate amaningi. Lezi zinhlobo ziyasiza ukugcina iswekile yegazi ihlala isikhathi eside. Izindlela ezinhle zihlanganisa i-toast ye-whole grain ene-peanut butter, i-yogurt ye-Greek ene-berries, noma amaprotheni ahlanzekile ane-vegetables ne-brown rice.
Gwema ukweqa ukudla futhi zama ukudla ngezikhathi ezimisiwe usuku lonke. Uma unesifo se-hypoglycemia, ukuphatha ukudla okunempilo njenge-nuts, i-cheese, noma ama-crackers e-whole grain kungasiza ukuvimbela izenzakalo phakathi kokudla.
Abanakekeli bezempilo abaningi bacabanga ukuthi iswekile yegazi engezansi kuka-70 mg/dL njenge-hypoglycemia, nakuba abanye abantu bangase bazizwe izimpawu ezingaphezulu kancane. Iswekile yegazi engezansi kuka-54 mg/dL ithathelwa ingqondo njenge-hypoglycemia eqinile futhi idinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Kodwa-ke, inombolo ebaluleke kakhulu ukuthi uzizwa kanjani. Abanye abantu bazizwa izimpawu ezingeni eliphezulu, kanti abanye bangase bangaziboni izimpawu kuze kube yilapho iswekile yegazi iwehliseka kakhulu. Qaphela izimpawu zomzimba wakho kunokugxila kuphela eminombolweni.
I-hypoglycemia ephansi ngokuvamile ayilimazi futhi iphendula kahle ekwelapheni. Kodwa-ke, i-hypoglycemia eqinile ingaba yingozi, ikakhulukazi uma ibangela ukudideka, ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, noma kwenzeka emisebenzini efana nokuphatha imoto.
Ukuqonda nokuphatha izenzakalo ngokushesha, ngaphambi kokuba zibe nzima. Ngokuphathwa okuhle nokulungiselela, abantu abaningi abane-hypoglycemia bangaphila impilo evamile, esebenzayo ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu.
Abantu abaningi baqala ukuzizwa bekhuluphuka phakathi kwemizuzu eyi-10-15 ngemuva kokwelapha i-hypoglycemia ephansi ngamakhabhohydrate asebenza ngokushesha. I-shuga yegazi lakho kufanele ibuyele emazingeni ajwayelekile ngaphakathi kwemizuzu eyi-15-20 yokwelapha.
Kodwa-ke, ungase uzizwe ukhathele noma ube nobuhlungu ekhanda isikhathi esingamahora noma amabili ngemuva kwesigameko, ikakhulukazi uma i-shuga yegazi lakho liyehla kakhulu. Lokhu kuyinto evamile futhi kufanele kulungiswe njengoba umzimba wakho ubuyela emazingeni ajwayelekile e-glucose.
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