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I-Glipizide ne-metformin iyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukulawula amazinga kashukela egazini kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Le pilisi esebenza kabili ihlanganisa imithi emibili eqinisekisiwe yesifo sikashukela ibe umthamo owodwa olula, okwenza kube lula kuwe ukuphatha isimo sakho ngempumelelo.
Cabanga ngale mithi njengendlela yokubhekana nesifo sikashukela njengeqembu. Isithako ngasinye sisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa sinomgomo ofanayo wokugcina ushukela wakho wegazi ebangeni elinempilo usuku lonke.
I-Glipizide ne-metformin iyimithi kadokotela equkethe izithako ezimbili ezisebenzayo ezisebenza ndawonye ukuphatha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Ingxenye ye-glipizide ingeyeqembu elibizwa ngokuthi ama-sulfonylureas, kuyilapho i-metformin iyingxenye yomndeni we-biguanide wemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Le nhlanganisela ikhona ngoba abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 badinga ngaphezu kohlobo olulodwa lomuthi ukuze bathole ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela egazini. Esikhundleni sokuthatha amaphilisi ahlukene, le nhlanganisela inikeza lula lokuthola imithi yomibili kuthebhulethi eyodwa.
Umuthi uza ngamandla ahlukene, okuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi alungise umthamo wakho ngokuya ngokuthi ushukela wakho wegazi usabela kahle kangakanani. Ungase ukubone kubhalwe uma ukudla, ukuzivocavoca, kanye nemithi eyodwa kunganele ukugcina isifo sakho sikashukela silawulwa kahle.
Lo muthi wenzelwe ngokuqondile ukwelapha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 kubantu abadala lapho ezinye izindlela zingazange zinikeze ukulawulwa okwanele kukashukela egazini. Isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-insulin ngempumelelo kuyilapho futhi ikhuthaza amanyikwe akho ukuthi akhiqize i-insulin eyengeziwe uma kudingeka.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhale le nhlanganisela uma ubuthatha i-metformin yodwa kodwa amazinga kashukela wakho egazini esaphezulu kakhulu. Iphinde isetshenziswe uma udinga yomibili imithi kodwa ufuna lula lokuthatha amaphilisi ambalwa okumele uwakhumbule nsuku zonke.
Umuthi usebenza kahle kakhulu uma uhambisana nemikhuba yokudla enempilo kanye nokuzivivinya umzimba njalo. Awuhloselwe ukuthatha indawo yalezi zindlela zokuphila kodwa kunalokho ukusebenza nazo njengengxenye yohlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenzisa indlela enezinhlangothi ezimbili ukusiza ukuphatha amazinga akho kashukela egazini. Ingxenye ye-glipizide ikhuthaza i-pancreas yakho ukuthi ikhiphe i-insulin eningi, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokudla lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uvame ukukhuphuka.
Ngesikhathi esifanayo, ingxenye ye-metformin isebenza ngokunciphisa inani likashukela isibindi sakho esikhiqizayo nokusiza amaseli emisipha yakho ukuthi azwele kakhulu i-insulin. Lokhu kusho ukuthi umzimba wakho ungasebenzisa i-insulin ewenzayo ngempumelelo.
Ngokuhlangene, lezi zenzo zisiza ukugcina amazinga akho kashukela egazini ezinzile usuku lonke. Inhlanganisela ithathwa njengeqinile ngokulinganisela, okusho ukuthi iyasebenza kubantu abaningi kodwa akuyona indlela yokwelapha isifo sikashukela esinamandla kakhulu etholakalayo.
Umuthi ngokuvamile uqala ukusebenza kungakapheli amahora ngemva kokuwuthatha, kodwa uzozibona izinzuzo eziphelele zithuthuka emasontweni ambalwa okusetshenziswa okuqhubekayo. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho kashukela egazini ukuze abone ukuthi inhlanganisela isebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela udokotela wakho akuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuwuthatha ngokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esicasulayo futhi kuvumela umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngempumelelo ngempendulo yomzimba wakho yemvelo ye-insulin ekudleni.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwahlukanise amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze kanjalo, ngoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi omuncwa ngayo.
Zama ukuthatha imithamo yakho cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine ukulawulwa okuzinzile kukashukela wegazi. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuthatha umthamo owodwa nge-breakfast nomunye nge-dinner.
Uma unzima ukukhumbula ukuthatha imithi yakho, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi. Isikhathi esiqhubekayo sisiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ugcine ibhalansi engcono kashukela wegazi usuku lonke.
Uhlobo 2 lukashukela ngokuvamile luyisimo sempilo yonke, ngakho-ke cishe uzodinga ukuthatha lo muthi isikhathi eside. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekutheni ushukela wakho wegazi usabela kahle kangakanani nokuthi ngabe isimo sakho sempilo yonke siyashintsha yini.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola njalo amazinga kashukela wegazi lakho ngezivivinyo ezinjengokulinganiswa kwe-A1C njalo ezinyangeni ezimbalwa. Uma ukulawulwa kukashukela wakho kuthuthuka kakhulu ngezinguquko zendlela yokuphila, udokotela wakho angase alungise inqubo yakho yemithi.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge eminye imithi noma eyengeziwe uma isifo sabo sikashukela siqhubeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abanye bangase bakwazi ukunciphisa umthamo wabo uma benza ngcono kakhulu ekudleni kwabo nasekuzilolongeni.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela amazinga kashukela wegazi lakho ukuthi anyuke ngendlela eyingozi, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezinzima.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-glipizide ne-metformin kungabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi beyibekezelela kahle. Ukuqonda okukulindele kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokuphathwa kwakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ivame ukuba mnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala okwelashwa.
Imiphumela emibi ejwayelekile ongase uyithole ihlanganisa:
Le miphumela emibi ngokuvamile iyalawuleka futhi ivame ukuncipha njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuthatha umuthi nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni imiphumela emibi ehlobene nesisu kakhulu.
Imiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebucayi edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha ihlanganisa:
Nakuba kungavamile, isimo esibucayi esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis singenzeka nge-metformin, ikakhulukazi kubantu abanezinkinga zezinso. Lokhu kubangela ukwakheka okuyingozi kwe-asidi egazini futhi kudinga ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Izinkinga ezingavamile kakhulu kodwa ezinzima zihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi izimpawu ezikhathazayo, unganqikazi ukuxhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Bangasiza ekutholeni ukuthi imiphumela emibi ihlobene yini nemithi yakho futhi baphakamise izindlela zokuphatha ngempumelelo.
Ezinye izimo zezempilo zenza lo muthi ungaphephile noma ungasebenzi kahle kwabanye abantu. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi le nhlanganisela ilungele wena.
Abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 akufanele bathathe lo muthi ngoba imizimba yabo ayikhiqizi i-insulin ngokwemvelo. Lo muthi awufaneleki futhi ukwelapha i-diabetic ketoacidosis, inkinga enkulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma une:
Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa ukuqapha uma uneminyaka engaphezu kwengama-65, njengoba iminyaka ingathinta indlela umzimba wakho osebenza ngayo umuthi futhi ikhuphula ingozi yemiphumela emibi ethile.
Izinyathelo ezikhethekile ziyadingeka uma une:
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa ngamabele kudinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ngenkathi eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela iphephile ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, le nhlanganisela ethile ngokuvamile akuyona inketho yokuqala yokuphatha isifo sikashukela ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe utholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Metaglip iyona engajwayelekile ukunqunywa. Ungase futhi uhlangane nayo njengomuthi ojwayelekile obizwa ngokuthi i-glipizide-metformin.
Abakhiqizi abahlukene bangase bakhiqize izinguqulo ezivamile zale nhlanganisela, kodwa zonke ziqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo ngamanani alinganayo. Ikhemisi lakho lingase lishintshe phakathi kwezinguqulo ezivamile ezihlukene ngokusekelwe ekutholakaleni kanye nomshwalense.
Igama lomkhiqizo kanye nezinguqulo ezivamile zisebenza ngokufana emzimbeni wakho. Uma uqaphela noma yiziphi izinguquko lapho ushintsha phakathi kwabakhiqizi abahlukene, yazisa udokotela wakho, nakuba lokhu ngokuvamile kungakhathazi.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe noma ibangela imiphumela emibi, kunezinketho eziningi zokwelapha ezitholakalayo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uthole indlela ekufanela kangcono izidingo zakho kanye nesimo sempilo yakho.
Ukuphuza imithi ngokwehlukana kukunika ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe ekulinganiseni nasekuphuzeni. Ungase uphuze i-metformin ejwayelekile ngohlobo oluhlukile lomuthi wesifo sikashukela, njenge-DPP-4 inhibitor noma i-SGLT2 inhibitor.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe engasebenza kuwe ihlanganisa:
Abanye abantu benza ngcono ngezindlela eziphelele ezihlukile, njengokwelashwa nge-insulin noma amakilasi emithi amasha. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela ukulawulwa kukashukela wegazi lakho, ukubekezelelana nemiphumela emibi, nezinye izimo zempilo lapho encoma ezinye izindlela.
Inhlanganisela ngokuvamile isebenza kahle ekwehliseni ushukela wegazi kune-metformin yodwa, kodwa ukuthi
Ukwengeza i-glipizide ku-metformin ngokuvamile kunikeza ukuncishiswa okwengeziwe kukashukela wegazi ngamaphuzu acishe abe ngu-0.5 kuya ku-1.0 ezingeni le-A1C. Lokhu kungenza umehluko obalulekile ekuphathweni kwakho isifo sikashukela sesikhathi eside futhi kunciphise ingozi yakho yezinkinga.
Kodwa-ke, le nhlanganisela yandisa ingozi yakho yezigameko zikashukela ophansi uma kuqhathaniswa ne-metformin yodwa. I-Metformin yodwa ayivamile ukubangela ukwehla okuyingozi kukashukela wegazi, kuyilapho ukwengezwa kwe-glipizide kwethula leli thuba.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola lezi zinto ngokusekelwe ekulawulweni kwakho kwamanje kukashukela wegazi, ingozi yakho yezinkinga, kanye nekhono lakho lokubona nokuphatha izigameko zikashukela ophansi ngokuphepha.
Lo muthi udinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela uma unezinkinga zezinso futhi akuphephile kubantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso. Izinso zakho zisiza ukususa i-metformin emzimbeni wakho, ngakho ukuncipha komsebenzi wezinso kungaholela ekwakhekeni okuyingozi komuthi.
Uma unezinkinga zezinso ezincane, udokotela wakho angase akunikeze umthamo ophansi futhi aqaphe umsebenzi wezinso zakho ngokucophelela. Abantu abanezifo zezinso eziphakathi nendawo bangase badinge imithi ehlukile ngokuphelele.
Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukusebenza kwezinso zakho ngokusebenzisa ukuhlolwa kwegazi ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi futhi njalo ngenkathi uwuthatha. Qiniseka ukuthi utshela umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo nganoma yiziphi izinkinga zezinso owake waba nazo esikhathini esidlule.
Ukuphuza kakhulu lo muthi kungabangela ushukela wegazi ophansi ngokuyingozi kanye nezinkinga ezingaba khona ezingathí sina. Uma uqaphela ukuthi uphuze okuningi kunoku-odwa, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma ukulawulwa kwezinto ezinobuthi ngokushesha.
Qaphela izimpawu zikashukela ophansi kakhulu, okuhlanganisa ukudideka, ubunzima bokukhuluma, ukujuluka, ukuthuthumela, noma ukuzizwa ubuthakathaka. Uma uhlangabezana nalezi zimpawu, yidla noma uphuze okuthile okuqukethe ushukela ngokushesha futhi funa ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha.
Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi uzizwa ngcono yini wedwa. Ukweqisa kwalo muthi kungabangela ukuthi ushukela wegazi lehlele emazingeni asongela impilo adinga ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha okuchwepheshile.
Uma ukhumbula kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngemuva komthamo wakho owawudlulile, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, okungcono nokudla. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe, weqa umthamo owawudlulile bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo owawudlulile, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ushukela wegazi ophansi ngendlela eyingozi. Ukuthatha imithamo emibili ngokuphawulekayo kwandisa ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi engathí sina.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi ocingweni lwakho noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Isikhathi esiqhubekayo semithi sisiza ukugcina ukulawulwa okungcono kukashukela wegazi usuku lonke.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kokuqondisa okuqondile kukadokotela wakho. Noma ngabe uzizwa ngcono noma amazinga akho kashukela wegazi athuthuka, ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukukhuphuka okuyingozi kukashukela wakho wegazi.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi uma wenza ngcono indlela yakho yokuphila noma uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ekhathazayo. Lezi zinqumo kufanele zenziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi kanye nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge imithi encane uma belahlekelwa isisindo, bathuthukisa ukudla kwabo ngokuphawulekayo, noma benyusa umsebenzi wabo womzimba. Kodwa-ke, isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 ngokuvamile siyisimo esiqhubekayo esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo.
Utshwala bungasebenzisana naleli khambi futhi landise ingozi yakho yeshukela eliphansi legazi kanye nesimo esingavamile kodwa esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi njalo ngemva kokudla.
Zilinganisele ukuthi ungaphuza okungaphezu kwesisodwa ngosuku uma ungumuntu wesifazane noma iziphuzo ezimbili ngosuku uma ungumuntu wesilisa. Qaphela kakhulu ukuqapha ushukela wakho wegazi, njengoba utshwala bungafihla izimpawu zikashukela ophansi wegazi.
Xoxa nodokotela wakho ngemikhuba yakho yokuphuza utshwala. Bangakunikeza isiqondiso esiqondene nawe esisekelwe empilweni yakho yonke kanye nohlelo lokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
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