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Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 yisimo lapho umzimba wakho uyeka ukwenza i-insulin, i-hormone esiza amangqamuzana akho ukusebenzisa ushukela ngamandla. Ngokungafani nesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2, lokhu akuyona into oyithola ngezinqumo zakho zokuphila. Kuyisimo sokuhlukaniswa komzimba esivame ukuvela ebuntwaneni noma ebusheni, nakuba kungenzeka noma yisiphi isikhathi.
Cabanga nge-insulin njengesihluthulelo esivula amangqamuzana akho ukuze ushukela ungene futhi ugcwalise umzimba wakho. Ngaphandle kwayo, ushukela uyakha egazini lakho kuyilapho amangqamuzana akho ehluleka ukufumana amandla. Lokhu kudala izimpawu nezinkinga zempilo ezihambisana nesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 sivela lapho isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sihlasele amangqamuzana e-pancreas akha i-insulin. I-pancreas iyitho elincane ngemuva kwesisu sakho eliqala ukukhiqiza le hormone ebalulekile usuku lonke.
Lokhu kuhlasela komzimba kuqothula la mangqamuzana akhiqiza i-insulin, okuthiwa yi-beta cells, ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Uma iningi lawo lilimele, umzimba wakho awusakwazi ukwenza i-insulin edingekayo ukuze ushukela usebenze kahle.
Lesi simo sasibizwa ngokuthi isifo sikashukela sabantwana ngoba sivame ukuvela kubantwana nabasha. Kodwa-ke, cishe amaphesenti angu-20 abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 baqaphela njengabantu abadala, ngezinye izikhathi ngisho naseminyakeni engu-40, engu-50, noma ngaphezulu.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 sihlukile kakhulu kunesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2. Ngesikhathi isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2 sikhula kancane kancane futhi sivame ukuhlobana nezici zokuphila, isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 sivela ngokushesha futhi asivikileki ngokutshintsha ukudla noma ukuzivocavoca.
Izimpawu zesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 zivame ukuvela ngokushesha, ngezinye izikhathi ezinyangeni ezimbalwa nje. Izimpawu eziyinhloko zenzeka ngoba ushukela uyakha egazini lakho esikhundleni sokungenela amangqamuzana akho lapho kufanele ube khona.
Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu ongaziqaphela:
Kubantwana, ungaphawula futhi ukuphuma kwamanzi ebusuku engwaneni eyayiqeqeshwe ukuya e-toilet noma ukutshintsha okungaqondakali kokuziphatha njengokucasuka noma ukuhluleka ukugxila. Lezi zimpawu ngezinye izikhathi zingaphambukiswa njengezinkinga zobunye ubuntwana.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima njengokuphazamiseka komzimba, ukugabha, noma ubuhlungu besisu. Uma lokhu kwenzeka kanye nezinye izimpawu, kubalulekile ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha njengoba lokhu kungabonisa i-diabetic ketoacidosis, okuyinkinga enkulu.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 sivela lapho isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba sidideka futhi siqala ukuhlasela amangqamuzana aphilile e-pancreas yakho. Ososayensi bakholelwa ukuthi lokhu kwenzeka ngenxa yokuxubana kwezici ze-genetic nezici zemvelo, nakuba imbangela eqondile ingaqondakali ngokuphelele.
I-genes yakho idlala indima, kodwa ukuba nomlando womndeni akukukhapheli ukuthi uzophulaphula lesi simo. Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 abanalo ilungu lomndeni olukhulu olunezifo.
Izici zemvelo zingase zivuselele impendulo yomzimba kubantu abanesifo se-genetic. Lezi zici ezingase zivuselele zifaka:
Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 asibiselwa ukudla ushukela omningi, ukukhuluphala, noma ukungazivocavoci ngokwanele. Lezi ziyizinkolelo eziphosakeleyo ezingase ziholele ekonakaleni okungadingekile noma ukusola.
Ukuhlaselwa komzimba kuvame ukwenzeka kancane kancane ezinyangeni noma eminyakeni ngaphambi kokuba izimpawu zivele. Ngesikhathi uqaphela izimpawu zesifo sikashukela, cishe amaphesenti angu-80-90 amangqamuzana akhiqiza i-insulin asevele abhujiswe.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela ngokushesha uma wena noma ingane yakho inezimpawu zesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1, ikakhulukazi uma zikhula ngokushesha. Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa kubalulekile ukuvimbela ukuphazamiseka okukhulu.
Shaya udokotela wakho ngokushesha uma uqaphela ukoma okukhulu, ukuphuma kwamanzi njalo, ukulahlekelwa isisindo okungachazeki, nokukhathala kwenzeka ndawonye. Lezi zimpawu zingaba zimbi ngokushesha, ngezinye izikhathi ezinsukwini.
Funa ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okuphaphandwayo uma uhlangabezana nalokhu okulandelayo:
Lezi zimpawu zingabonisa i-diabetic ketoacidosis, okuyinkinga eyingozi efuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona uma izimpawu ziphulukana zodwa.
Uma unomlando womndeni wesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 noma izimo zokuhlasela komzimba, khuluma lokhu nodokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuhlola okujwayelekile. Bangase bancoma ukuhlolwa kokuhlola ukuhlola izimpawu zokuqala zesimo.
Ngokungafani nesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2, izici ezingase zikubeke engozini yesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 zingekho ngaphansi kolawulo lwakho. Ukuqonda lezi zici kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele izimpawu ngokushesha futhi uthole ukunakekelwa okufanele.
Izici eziyinhloko ezingase zikubeke engozini zifaka:
Ezinye izici ezingavamile ezingase zikubeke engozini zifaka ukuba nonina owayeneminyaka engaphezu kuka-25 lapho uzalwa, noma ukuzalwa kunina owayenesi-preeclampsia ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa. Ukutheleleka yi-viral okwenzeka ebuntwaneni kungase futhi kudlale indima.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi abantu abaningi abanezici ezingase zikubeke engozini abaphuli isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1. Ukuba nalezi zici kusho nje ukuthi isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba singase sibe nethuba elikhulu lokuhlasele amangqamuzana e-pancreas yakho.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 singase siholele ezingxabanweni uma amazinga okushukela egazini engaqondwa kahle ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Kodwa-ke, ngokuphathwa okuhle, abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 baphila impilo ende, enempilo ngaphandle kokuphazamiseka okukhulu.
Izinkinga zesikhathi esifushane zingase zenzeke uma ushukela egazini uba phezulu kakhulu noma uphansi kakhulu:
Izinkinga zesikhathi eside zivame ukuvela kancane kancane eminyakeni eminingi uma ushukela egazini uhlala uphezulu. Lokhu kufaka ukulimala kwamagagasi egazi namathandi emzimbeni wakho.
Izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zesikhathi eside zifaka:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukugcina ukushukela egazini kuqondwa kahle kunciphise kakhulu ingozi yalezi zinkinga. Amathuluzi nokuphathwa kwesimanje kwesifo sikashukela kwenza lokhu kube lula kunanini ngaphambili.
Ukuxilongwa kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 kuvame ukufaka ukuhlolwa kwegazi okuqapha amazinga okushukela egazini futhi kubuke izimpawu zokuhlasela komzimba. Udokotela wakho uzokuqala ngokuhlolwa okulula futhi angase a-odele okwengeziwe ukuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa.
Ukuhlolwa okuyinhloko kokuxilongwa kufaka:
Uma lokhu kuhlolwa kusikisela isifo sikashukela, udokotela wakho angase a-odele ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uhlobo lwe-1 kunokuba uhlobo lwe-2. Lokhu kufaka ukuhlola i-autoantibodies, okuyi-protein isimiso sakho sokuvikela umzimba esiyenza lapho sihlasele i-pancreas yakho.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi ahlole i-C-peptide, ebonisa ukuthi i-pancreas yakho isakhiqiza kangakanani i-insulin. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 bavame ukuba namanani e-C-peptide aphansi kakhulu noma angabonakali.
Ngezinye izikhathi ukuxilongwa kucace kakhulu ngezimpawu nokuhlolwa kwegazi okuqalayo. Ngezinye izikhathi, ikakhulukazi kubantu abadala, kungase kudingeke ukuhlolwa okwengeziwe ukuhlukanisa phakathi kohlobo lwe-1 nohlobo lwe-2 lesifo sikashukela.
Ukwelashwa kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 kugxile ekuqedeni i-insulin umzimba wakho ongasakwazi ukuyenza. Lokhu akuyona impilo, kodwa kukuvumela ukuba ulawule lesi simo ngokuphumelelayo futhi uphile impilo evamile, esebenzayo.
Ukuqeda i-insulin kubalulekile futhi kuza ngezindlela eziningi:
Ungathatha i-insulin ngokuqhuma nge-syringes, i-insulin pens, noma i-insulin pumps. I-insulin pumps iyizinto ezincane ezinikeza i-insulin ngokuqhubekayo ngomzila omncane phansi kwesikhumba sakho.
Ukuqapha ushukela egazini kubalulekile ngokulinganayo. Kuzodingeka uhlole ushukela wakho egazini njalo usebenzisa i-glucose meter noma i-continuous glucose monitor (CGM). Lezi zinto zikusiza ukwenza izinqumo mayelana ne-insulin doses, ukudla, nomsebenzi.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa luzofaka:
Ukusebenza neqembu lokukhathalela isifo sikashukela elihlanganisa odokotela, abahlengikazi, ochwepheshe bokudla, nabafundisi besifo sikashukela kuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphelele okuhambisana nezidingo zakho.
Ukuphatha isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 ekhaya kuhilela ukwakha imikhuba yansuku zonke eba yinto yokuqala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Ikhona ukufumana ibhalansi egcina ushukela wakho egazini usezingeni elihle ngesikhathi ikuvumela ukuba uphile impilo yakho ngokugcwele.
Ukuphathwa kwansuku zonke kuhlanganisa ukuhlola ushukela wakho egazini izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, ngokuvamile ngaphambi kokudla nasebusuku. I-continuous glucose monitors yanamuhla ingenza lokhu kube lula ngokunikeza ukufunda kwesikhathi sangempela ngaphandle kwe-finger sticks.
Ukuhlela ukudla kuba yisakhono esibalulekile. Uzofunda ukubala ama-carbohydrate futhi uhambisane ne-insulin doses ngokufanele. Lokhu akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukujabulela ukudla okuthandayo, kodwa kunalokho, uzokwazi ukuthi ungalulawula kanjani ngokuphepha.
Gcina lezi zinto zitholakala kalula:
Ukuzivocavoca kuwusizo kodwa kudinga ukuhlela okuthile. Hlola ushukela wakho egazini ngaphambi, phakathi, nangemuva kokuzivocavoca, futhi ulungise i-insulin yakho noma ukudla kwakho njengoba kudingeka. Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lingakusiza ukwakha imiyalo yokuzivocavoca.
Ukuphathwa kwengcindezi kubalulekile futhi njengoba ingcindezi ingathinta amazinga okushukela egazini. Ukufumana izindlela ezempilo zokubhekana nengcindezi yansuku zonke kusiza ukugcina ukulawula kwesifo sikashukela okuhle.
Ukuba ulungile nge-aphoyintimenti yakho yesifo sikashukela kukusiza ukwenza okuningi ngesikhathi sakho neqembu lakho lezokwelapha. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ekuxhumaneni okuhle nokuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela okuphumelelayo.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buthana ngama-log akho okushukela egazini noma landa idatha kusuka ku-glucose meter yakho noma i-continuous glucose monitor. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuqonda ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha olukhona lusebenza kanjani.
Lungiselela uhlu lwemibuzo noma izinkinga ofuna ukuzixoxa. Izihloko ezivamile zifaka:
Letha wonke ama-medication akho nezinto zokusetshenziswa ukuze ubonise iqembu lakho lezokwelapha. Lokhu kufaka i-insulin, izinto zokuhlola, nanoma yimiphi eminye imithi oyithatha njalo.
Gcina idayari emfushane yanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile, izindlela zoshukela wakho egazini, noma izinselele obhekene nazo. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukunikeza iseluleko esiqondiswe kakhulu.
Uma ubona abahlinzeki bezempilo abaningi, letha uhlu lwazo zonke izidakamizwa zakho zamanje nanoma yimiphi imiphumela yokuhlola yakamuva. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukuthi wonke umuntu unemininingwane ephelele mayelana nokukhathalelwa kwakho.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 yisimo esinzima kodwa esilawuleka kakhulu esithinta indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo ushukela. Nakuba kudinga ukunakekelwa kwansuku zonke, abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 bangaphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo, nempilo ngokuphathwa okuhle.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 akuyona iphutha lakho. Kuyisimo sokuhlukaniswa komzimba esikhula ngenxa yezici ezingaphansi kolawulo lwakho. Ngezinketho zokwelapha zobuchwepheshe banamuhla, ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kuphumelela futhi kulula kunanini ngaphambili.
Ukuxilongwa kwasekuqaleni nokuphathwa okuhle kubalulekile ukuvimbela ukuphazamiseka nokugcina impilo enhle. Uma uqaphela izimpawu zesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1, ungangabazi ukufuna ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukwakha ubudlelwano obuhle neqembu lakho lezokwelapha nokuba nezeluleko mayelana nesimo sakho kukwenza ukwazi ukwenza izinqumo eziqondisiwe mayelana nokukhathalelwa kwakho. Khumbula ukuthi ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kuyimigijimi ende, hhayi ukugijima, futhi imizamo emincane, eqhubekayo ihlanganisa izinzuzo ezinkulu zesikhathi eside.
Okwamanje, ayikho indlela ebonakalayo yokugwema isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1. Ngokungafani nesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2, asibiselwa izici zokuphila njengokudla noma ukuzivocavoca. Kodwa-ke, abacwaningi bahlola izindlela zokuvimbela ezingase zisebenze kubantu abasezingozini eziphezulu, kufaka phakathi amalungu omndeni alabo abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 sinengxenye ye-genetic, kodwa asiliwe ngokuqondile njengombala wamehlo. Ukuba nelungu lomndeni elinesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 kukwandisa ingozi yakho, kodwa abantu abaningi abanesimo abanawo abantu bomndeni abathintekile. Ingozi ye-genetic iyinkimbinkimbi futhi ihilela ama-gene amaningi asebenza ndawonye.
Yebo, abantu abadala bangaphuli isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1, nakuba kungavamile kunabantwana. Cishe amaphesenti angu-20 ezimo zesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 kwenzeka kubantu abadala, ngezinye izikhathi kubizwa ngokuthi i-latent autoimmune diabetes kubantu abadala (LADA). Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 esiqala kubantu abadala singase sikhule kancane kunabantwana.
Isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 kuyisimo sokuhlukaniswa komzimba lapho umzimba wakho uyeka ukwenza i-insulin, kuyilapho isifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-2 senzeka lapho umzimba wakho ungasebenzi i-insulin ngokuphumelelayo. Uhlobo lwe-1 luvame ukuvela ebuntwaneni noma ebusheni futhi ludinga ukwelashwa nge-insulin. Uhlobo lwe-2 luvame kakhulu kubantu abadala futhi lungaphathwa ngokutshintsha impilo, imithi, noma i-insulin.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo lwe-1 bangadla ushukela namanye ama-carbohydrate njengengxenye yokudla okuqondene. Ikhona ukufunda ukuhambisana ne-insulin doses nokudla kwama-carbohydrate. Ngokuphathwa okuhle kwe-insulin, ungajabulela ukudla okumnandi ne-dessert ngokulinganisela, njenganoma ubani.
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