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I-Glipizide iyimithi kadokotela esiza ukwehlisa amazinga kashukela egazini kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Ingaphansi kohlobo lwemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-sulfonylureas, asebenza ngokukhuthaza amanyikwe akho ukuthi akhiqize i-insulin eyengeziwe lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uphezulu.
Le mithi isisize abantu ukuthi baphathe isifo sabo sikashukela amashumi eminyaka futhi ithathwa njengenketho ethembekile yokulawula ushukela wegazi. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-glipizide uma ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele ukugcina ushukela wakho wegazi ebangeni elinempilo.
I-Glipizide iyimithi yomlomo yesifo sikashukela ekhuthaza amanyikwe akho ukuthi akhiphe i-insulin eyengeziwe. Yenzelwe ngokuqondile abantu abadala abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 abasenawo amandla okukhiqiza i-insulin yemvelo.
Le mithi iza ngezinhlobo ezimbili eziyinhloko: amaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha owathatha izikhathi eziningi ngosuku, namaphilisi akhishwa isikhathi eside anikeza ukulawulwa okuqhubekayo kukashukela wegazi emahoreni angama-24. Uhlobo olukhishwa isikhathi eside luvame ukukhethwa ngoba lunikeza ukuphathwa kukashukela wegazi okuqhubekayo ngemithamo embalwa yansuku zonke.
I-Glipizide isebenza kahle uma ihlanganiswe nokudla okunempilo nokuzivivinya njalo. Akuyona indawo yokushintsha kwempilo kodwa kunalokho kuyisengezo esiwusizo ohlelweni lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
I-Glipizide isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 kubantu abadala. Isiza ukugcina amazinga kashukela wakho wegazi ebangeni eliqondiwe usuku lonke nobusuku.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele i-glipizide uma umzimba wakho usakhiqiza i-insulin ethile kodwa udinga usizo olwengeziwe lokuphatha ukukhuphuka kukashukela wegazi, ikakhulukazi ngemva kokudla. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abasebenza kahle amanyikwe abo behla kodwa bengayekanga ngokuphelele.
Ngesinye isikhathi, i-glipizide isetshenziswa kanye neminye imithi yesifo sikashukela efana ne-metformin ukunikeza ukulawulwa okungcono kashukela egazini. Le ndlela yokuhlanganisa ingasebenza kahle kakhulu kunokusebenzisa umuthi owodwa kuphela.
I-Glipizide isebenza ngokubopha kuma-receptors athile kumaseli akho e-pancreas, iwabangela ukuthi akhiphe i-insulin eningi lapho ushukela wakho wegazi unyuka. Cabanga ngakho njengokunikeza i-pancreas yakho ukukhuthazwa okuncane ukuthi isebenze kanzima uma kudingeka.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njengomuthi olungile phakathi kwemithi yesifo sikashukela. Inamandla kakhulu kuneminye imithi emisha kodwa ngokuvamile ithambile kune-insulin injections. Amandla ayenza isebenze kubantu abaningi ngenkathi isalawuleka ezigulini eziningi.
Ukukhishwa kwe-insulin kwenzeka ikakhulukazi lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uphakeme, okusiza ukuvimbela ukwehla okuyingozi kwamazinga kashukela egazini. Kodwa-ke, lokhu akuqedi ngokuphelele ingozi ye-hypoglycemia, ikakhulukazi uma weqa ukudla noma uzivocavoca ngaphezu kokujwayelekile.
Thatha i-glipizide ngendlela eqondile njengoba uyalelwe udokotela wakho, ngokuvamile imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokudla kwakho kokuqala kosuku. Lesi sikhathi sisiza umuthi ukuthi usebenze ngempumelelo kakhulu ngamaphethini akho okudla emvelo.
Ngamaphilisi akhishwa ngokushesha, ngokuvamile uzozithatha kanye noma kabili ngosuku ngaphambi kokudla. Amaphilisi akhishwa isikhathi eside kufanele athathwe kanye ngosuku ngesidlo sasekuseni futhi agwinywe wonke - ungaligayi, ulihlafune, noma ulihlukanise njengoba lokhu kungathinta indlela umuthi okhishwa ngayo.
Ungathatha i-glipizide ngamanzi, futhi kulungile ukuyithatha nokudla uma kubangela ukuphazamiseka kwesisu. Kodwa-ke, ukuyithatha esiswini esingenalutho cishe imizuzu engama-30 ngaphambi kokudla ngokuvamile kunikeza ukulawulwa okungcono kashukela egazini.
Zama ukuthatha umuthi wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo ohlelweni lwakho. Uma uyithatha kabili ngosuku, hlukanisa imithamo ngokulinganayo usuku lonke njengoba uqondiswe ngumhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 badinga ukuthatha i-glipizide iminyaka eminingi, ngokuvamile impilo yonke. Isifo sikashukela yisimo esingamahlalakhona esidinga ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo, futhi ukuyeka imithi ngokuvamile kubangela ukuthi amazinga kashukela egazini aphinde anyuke.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukuthi imithi isebenza kahle kangakanani kuwe ngokuhamba kwesikhathi. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukulungiswa komthamo noma imithi eyengeziwe njengoba isimo sabo siqhubeka, kanti abanye bagcina ukulawula okuhle ngomthamo ofanayo iminyaka eminingi.
Ubude bokwelashwa buxhomeke ezintweni ezinjengokuthi i-pancreas yakho iqhubeka kanjani nokusebenza, impilo yakho yonke, nokuthi usiphatha ngempumelelo kangakanani isifo sikashukela ngokudla nokuzivocavoca. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kuzosiza ukunquma ukuthi i-glipizide iseyikhetho elifanele kuwe.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-glipizide ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi behlangabezana nezinkinga ezimbalwa noma ezingekho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kukusiza ukuthi usebenzise imithi ngokuphepha futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nodokotela wakho.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi:
Le miphumela emibi yansuku zonke ivame ukuzinza kungakapheli amasonto ambalwa ngemva kokuqala ukwelashwa. Ukuthatha imithi nokudla kuvame ukusiza ukunciphisa izinkinga ezihlobene nesisu.
Ushukela ophansi wegazi (i-hypoglycemia) ngumphumela obaluleke kakhulu okufanele uqashelwe. Izimpawu zihlanganisa ukuthuthumela, ukujuluka, ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo, ukudideka, noma ukuzwa ukulamba okungavamile. Lokhu kungenzeka kakhulu uma weqa ukudla, uphuza utshwala, noma uzivocavoca ngaphezu kokujwayelekile.
Abanye abantu bangase bahlangabezane nemiphumela emibi engathi sína kodwa engavamile edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Lezi zimo ezinzima azivamile kodwa zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Abantu abaningi abathatha i-glipizide banolwazi oluhle nemiphumela emibi elawulekayo.
I-Glipizide ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi izimo ezithile zezempilo ziyenza ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle. Udokotela wakho uzobukeza ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokukuyalela lo muthi.
Akufanele uthathe i-glipizide uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1, njengoba amanyikwe akho engakhiqizi i-insulin engashukumisa lo muthi. Futhi akunconywa uma une-diabetic ketoacidosis, inkinga enkulu edinga ukwelashwa okuhlukile.
Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso noma isibindi bangase badinge ukugwema i-glipizide noma bayisebenzise ngokuqapha okukhulu. Lezi zitho zisiza ukucubungula umuthi, futhi ukungasebenzi kahle kungaholela ekwakhekeni okuyingozi ohlelweni lwakho.
Izimo ezithile zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokuqala i-glipizide:
Udokotela wakho uzohlola izinzuzo nezingozi zesimo sakho esithile. Ngezinye izikhathi imithi enye noma ukuqapha okwengeziwe kungenza i-glipizide ibe yindlela ephephile ngisho nalezi zimo.
I-Glipizide itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, i-Glucotrol iyona engavamile kakhulu ekhishwa ngokushesha. I-Glucotrol XL iyindlela yokukhishwa okwandisiwe enikeza ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini amahora angama-24.
Amanye amagama omkhiqizo ahlanganisa i-Glynase kanye nezinhlobo ezihlukahlukene ezingezona ezomkhiqizo eziqukethe isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo. I-Glipizide engajwayelekile itholakala kabanzi futhi isebenza kahle njengezinhlobo zomkhiqizo, ngokuvamile ngentengo ephansi.
Ikhemisi lakho lingase lithathe indawo ye-glipizide engajwayelekile ngamagama omkhiqizo ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ecela ngokuqondile inguqulo yomkhiqizo. Izinhlobo ezingezona ezomkhiqizo zisebenza ngokufana namagama omkhiqizo futhi zihlangabezana nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza.
Eminye imithi eminingi ingasiza ekuphatheni isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 uma i-glipizide ingakulungele. Enye indlela engcono kakhulu incike ezidingweni zakho zempilo ezithile, eminye imithi oyithathayo, kanye nemigomo yakho yokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-sulfonylureas njenge-glyburide ne-glimepiride zisebenza ngendlela efanayo ne-glipizide kodwa zingase zibe nesikhathi esihlukile noma amaphrofayili emiphumela emibi. Abanye abantu basabela kangcono ku-sulfonylurea eyodwa kunenye.
Amakilasi ahlukene emithi yesifo sikashukela anikeza ezinye izindlela zokulawula ushukela wegazi:
Udokotela wakho angasiza ekutholeni ukuthi iyiphi enye indlela engasebenza kangcono esimweni sakho. Ngezinye izikhathi ukuhlanganisa izinhlobo ezihlukene zemithi kunikeza ukulawula okungcono kunokusebenzisa umuthi owodwa.
I-Glipizide ne-metformin zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile futhi zivame ukusetshenziswa ndawonye kunokuba zibe ngabancintisana ngokuqondile. I-Metformin ngokuvamile iyona mithi yokuqala odokotela abayizama yesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 ngoba inemiphumela emibi embalwa futhi ayibangeli i-hypoglycemia.
I-Metformin isiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-insulin ngempumelelo futhi inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-glucose yisibindi sakho. I-Glipizide ikhuthaza i-pancreas yakho ukuthi ikhiqize i-insulin eyengeziwe. Lokhu kusho ukuthi bayahambisana kahle uma besetshenziswa ndawonye.
I-Glipizide ingase ibe ngcono kubantu abangakwazi ukubekezelela i-metformin noma abanezinkinga zezinso ezenza i-metformin ingaphephile. Kodwa-ke, i-metformin ivame ukukhethwa njengokwelashwa kokuqala ngoba mancane amathuba okuthi idale ushukela ophansi wegazi futhi ingasiza ekuphathweni kwesisindo.
Abantu abaningi bagcina bethatha yomibili imithi ndawonye ukuze kulawulwe ushukela wegazi ngendlela efanele. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela iphrofayili yakho yezempilo, eminye imithi, kanye nemigomo yokwelapha lapho enquma ukuthi iyiphi indlela engcono kuwe.
I-Glipizide ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abaningi abanezifo zenhliziyo, kodwa idinga ukuqapha okucophelelayo. Udokotela wakho uzocabangela isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile kanye nempilo yonke lapho enquma ukuthi i-glipizide ifanele yini.
Ezinye izifundo zikhomba ukuthi ama-sulfonylureas athile angase abe nemiphumela yenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, kodwa i-glipizide ivame ukubhekwa njengephephile kubantu abanezifo zenhliziyo ezinzile. Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo kanye nodokotela wesifo sikashukela kufanele bahlele ukunakekelwa kwakho ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi yonke imithi isebenza kahle ndawonye.
Uma unesifo senhliziyo, udokotela wakho angase aqale ngomthamo ophansi futhi akuqaphe eduze. Ukuhlolwa okuvamile kusiza ekuqinisekiseni ukuthi imithi iyaqhubeka iphephile futhi isebenza ngempumelelo esimweni sakho.
Uma uphuza i-glipizide eningi, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza imithamo eyengeziwe kungabangela ukwehla okuyingozi kushukela wegazi okungase kudingeke ukwelashwa okuphuthumayo.
Qaphela izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia enzima njengokudideka, ubunzima bokukhuluma, ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, noma ukuquleka. Uma lokhu kwenzeka, shayela izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Ukuba nomuntu okhona nawe owaziyo ngesifo sakho sikashukela kungasindisa impilo kulezi zimo.
Gcina amaphilisi e-glucose noma i-gel eduze uma uqaphela futhi unezimpawu ezithambile ze-hypoglycemia. Kodwa-ke, ungazami ukwelapha izimpawu ezinzima uwedwa - funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Uma ugeqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa kuphela uma iseduze nesikhathi sakho esivamile sokudla. Uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ogeqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ogeqiwe, ngoba lokhu kungabangela ushukela wegazi ophansi ngendlela eyingozi. Kungcono ukweqa umthamo owodwa kunokubeka impilo engozini ye-hypoglycemia ngenxa yokuthatha okuningi.
Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi. Isikhathi esiqhubekayo sisiza ukugcina ukulawulwa okuzinzile kukashukela wegazi futhi kunciphisa ingozi yezinkinga.
Yeka kuphela ukuthatha i-glipizide uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ukuthi wenze njalo. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi ushukela wakho wegazi unyuke uze ufinyelele emazingeni ayingozi, okungenzeka kuholele ezinkingeni ezinzima.
Udokotela wakho angase ayeke i-glipizide uma ukusebenza kwezinso zakho kwehla, uma uba nemiphumela emibi kakhulu, noma uma eminye imithi iba efanelekayo esimweni sakho. Ngezinye izikhathi izinguquko zokuphila zinganciphisa izidingo zemithi, kodwa lokhu kufanele ngaso sonke isikhathi kubhekwe ngokwezokwelapha.
Uma ucabangela ukuyeka ngenxa yemiphumela emibi noma ukukhathazeka, khuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bavame ukulungisa umthamo wakho, bashintshe imithi, noma basize ekuphatheni imiphumela emibi kunokuyeka ukwelashwa ngokuphelele.
Ungaba neziphuzo ezidakayo ngezikhathi ezithile ngenkathi uthatha i-glipizide, kodwa ukulinganisela kubalulekile. Utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi ye-hypoglycemia, ikakhulukazi uma uphuza esiswini esingenalutho noma uphuza ngaphezu kokujwayelekile.
Nciphisa utshwala emazingeni alinganiselwe - akukho ngaphezu kwesisodwa ngosuku kwabesifazane kanye namabili kwabesilisa. Hlala udla ukudla lapho uphuza utshwala ukusiza ukuvimbela ukwehla kukashukela wegazi, futhi uqaphele ushukela wakho wegazi ngokusondela.
Qaphela ukuthi utshwala bungafihla izimpawu ze-hypoglycemia, okwenza kube nzima ukubona lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uphansi kakhulu. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, yazisa othile ngesifo sakho sikashukela ukuze bakwazi ukusiza uma kudingeka.
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