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I-Insulin glargine iyi-insulin esebenza isikhathi eside esiza abantu abanesifo sikashukela ukulawula amazinga kashukela wegazi labo usuku lonke nobusuku. Kuyinguqulo yokwenziwa ye-insulin yomuntu eyenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukusebenza kancane kancane futhi ngokuqinile emzimbeni wakho amahora angafika kwangu-24.
Lo muthi ulingisa i-insulin yangemuva engabe ikhiqizwa ngamanyikwe anempilo. Cabanga ngayo njengomngane wakho oqhubekayo, esebenza buthule ngemuva kwezigcawu ukuze ugcine ushukela wakho wegazi uzinzile phakathi kokudla nalapho ulele.
I-Insulin glargine iyi-insulin eyenziwe ngumuntu efana kakhulu ne-insulin umzimba wakho oqobo oyiqondayo. Ingokweqembu elibizwa ngokuthi i-long-acting noma i-basal insulins, okusho ukuthi inikeza ukukhululwa okuqhubekayo kwe-insulin amahora amaningi.
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Lo muthi ulusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abahlangabezana namazinga aphezulu kashukela egazini ekuseni noma labo abadinga ukulawulwa kashukela egazini okuqhubekayo usuku lonke. Ungasetshenziswa futhi ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa lapho ukulawulwa kashukela egazini kuba yinselelo enkulu.
I-Insulin glargine isebenza ngokukhipha kancane i-insulin egazini lakho cishe amahora angama-24. Uma isifakwe ngaphansi kwesikhumba sakho, yakha izinhlayiya ezincane ezincibilika kancane kancane, zinikeze ukusakazeka okungaguquki kwe-insulin.
Le insulin isiza amaseli omzimba wakho ukuba amunce i-glucose egazini lakho, abayisebenzisela amandla. Iphinde itshele isibindi sakho ukuba siyeke ukukhiqiza i-glucose eyeqile, okusiza ukugcina amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ebangeni elinempilo.
Lo muthi ubhekwa njenge-insulin enamandla aphakathi nendawo enikeza imiphumela ethembekile, ebonakalayo. Yenzelwe ukusebenza ngaphandle kokubangela ukukhuphuka okukhulu noma ukwehla kwamazinga e-insulin, okwenza kube lula ngomzimba wakho ukugcina ukulawulwa kashukela egazini okungaguquki.
I-Insulin glargine inikezwa njenge-injection engaphansi kwesikhumba, okusho ukuthi ifakwa ngaphansi nje kwesikhumba kusetshenziswa inaliti encane. Abantu abaningi bayayifaka kanye ngosuku ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke, nakuba abanye bengase bayidinge kabili ngosuku ngokusekelwe ezincomweni zikadokotela wabo.
Ungayifaka i-insulin glargine nganoma yisiphi isikhathi sosuku, kodwa ukuqina kubalulekile. Khetha isikhathi esisebenzayo ngohlelo lwakho bese unamathela kuso. Abantu abaningi bathola ukuthi isikhathi sokulala silula, kanti abanye bakhetha imijovo yasekuseni.
Umjovo unganikezwa ezindaweni eziningana zomzimba wakho, okuhlanganisa ithanga lakho, ingalo engenhla, noma isisu. Kubalulekile ukushintshanisa izindawo zokujova ukuvimbela izinkinga zesikhumba nokuqinisekisa ukuthi i-insulin imuncwa kahle.
Ngokungafani neminye imithi, i-insulin glargine akudingeki ukuthi ithathwe nokudla. Nokho, ukugcina izikhathi zokudla ezijwayelekile kusiza uhlelo lwakho lokulawulwa sikashukela olujwayelekile ukusebenza ngempumelelo.
Abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 bazodinga i-insulin glargine impilo yabo yonke, njengoba imizimba yabo ingakwazi ukukhiqiza i-insulin ngokwemvelo. Lokhu akuyona into okufanele ukhathazeke ngayo - kumane nje kungukufaka esikhundleni salokho okudingwa umzimba wakho ukuze usebenze kahle.
Kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, ubude besikhathi buyahluka kakhulu kuye ngezimo zomuntu ngamunye. Abanye bangase bayidinge okwesikhashana ngesikhathi sokugula noma ukucindezeleka, kanti abanye bangase bayidinge isikhathi eside njengoba isimo sabo siqhubeka.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha njalo amazinga kashukela egazini lakho kanye nempilo yakho yonke ukuze anqume ukuthi i-insulin glargine iyaqhubeka yini ukuba yisinqumo esifanele kuwe. Ushintsho esisindweni, indlela yokuphila, noma ezinye izimo zempilo zingase zithinte ukuthi uyidinga isikhathi esingakanani le mithi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-insulin glargine ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokubonisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungaholela emazingeni kashukela egazini aphezulu ngendlela eyingozi adinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-insulin glargine ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba abantu abaningi bengatholi zinkinga eziningi noma bengatholi lutho. Ukuqonda ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke kukusiza ukuthi usebenzise le mithi ngokuphepha nangempumelelo.
Umphumela ovamile ongemuhle ukushukela okuphansi (i-hypoglycemia), okungakwenza uzizwe uthuthumela, ujuluke, udidekile, noma ulambile ngendlela engavamile. Lokhu kuvame ukwenzeka lapho amazinga e-insulin engahambisani nokudla kwakho noma izinga lomsebenzi.
Le miphumela emibi ngokuvamile imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi:
Iningi lezimpawu zokujova zokujova zizodlula ngokushesha futhi zizolunga ezinsukwini ezimbalwa. Ukushintshanisa izindawo zokujova nokusebenzisa izindlela ezifanele zokujova kungasiza ekunciphiseni lezi zinkinga.
Nakuba ingavamile, le miphumela emibi idinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma iyiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo.
Abanye abantu bangase babe nemiphumela engavamile okufanele uyazi ngayo:
Le miphumela emibi engavamile ayenzeki kubantu abaningi, kodwa kubalulekile ukuxoxa nganoma yiziphi izimpawu ezingavamile nodokotela wakho.
I-Insulin glargine ngokuvamile iphephile kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela, kodwa izimo ezithile noma izimo zingenza kungafaneleki noma zidinge izinyathelo zokuphepha ezikhethekile.
Akufanele usebenzise i-insulin glargine uma njengamanje uhlangabezana noshukela wegazi ophansi noma uma wazi ukuthi unokungezwani komzimba ne-insulin glargine noma yiziphi izithako zayo. Udokotela wakho uzosiza ukunquma ukuthi lo muthi ulungile yini esimweni sakho esithile.
Lezi zimo akudingeki zikuvimbele ekusebenziseni i-insulin glargine, kodwa zidinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela futhi mhlawumbe ukulungiswa kwemithamo:
Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukuphatha lezi zimo ngokuphepha ngenkathi usebenzisa i-insulin glargine.
Amaqembu athile abantu adinga ukucatshangelwa okwengeziwe lapho esebenzisa i-insulin glargine:
Lezi zimo azisho ukuthi awukwazi ukusebenzisa i-insulin glargine, kodwa zidinga isiqondiso sezokwelapha esikhethekile ukuqinisekisa ukwelashwa okuphephile nokuphumelelayo.
I-Insulin glargine itholakala ngaphansi kwamagama amaningi omkhiqizo, ngalinye linikeza isithako esifanayo esisebenzayo kodwa mhlawumbe amadivayisi ahlukene okulethwa noma ukugxila.
Amagama omkhiqizo ajwayelekile afaka i-Lantus, Basaglar, Toujeo, kanye ne-Semglee. Umkhiqizo ngamunye ungafika kumadivayisi epeni ahlukene noma amafomula e-vial, kodwa wonke aqukethe uhlobo olufanayo lwe-insulin esebenza isikhathi eside.
I-Toujeo iyinguqulo egxilile ye-insulin glargine, equkethe amayunithi angama-300 ngemililitha uma kuqhathaniswa namayunithi angama-100 ngemililitha ejwayelekile kwamanye amafomula. Lokhu kugxila okuphezulu kungase kube usizo kubantu abadinga imithamo emikhulu ye-insulin.
Ikhambi lakho lingashintsha olunye uhlobo lomuthi ngolunye ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngenye indlela. Ngenkathi i-insulin ifana, amadivayisi okulethwa angase ahluke, ngakho qiniseka ukuthi uyazi ukuthi ungayisebenzisa kanjani ipeni lakho elithile noma uhlelo lokujova.
Ezinye izinhlobo ze-insulin ezisebenza isikhathi eside zingasebenza njengezinye izindlela ze-insulin glargine, ngasinye sinemikhuba ehlukile kanye nezinzuzo. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukhethe inketho engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho kanye nendlela yakho yokuphila.
I-Insulin detemir (Levemir) enye i-insulin esebenza isikhathi eside evame ukuhlala amahora angu-12-24. Abanye abantu bathola ukuthi ibangela ukukhuluphala okuncane kune-insulin glargine, nakuba kungase kudingeke ukuthi ijojwe kabili ngosuku.
I-Insulin degludec (Tresiba) iyi-insulin esebenza isikhathi eside kakhulu engahlala amahora angu-42. Lesi sikhathi eside sinikeza ukuguquguquka okwengeziwe ngesikhathi sokujova, okutholakala abanye abantu bekulula.
Kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, ezinye izindlela ezingezona ze-insulin zingase zihlanganise ama-GLP-1 receptor agonists, ama-SGLT-2 inhibitors, noma eminye imithi yomlomo. Lezi zinketho zisebenza ngendlela ehlukile kune-insulin kodwa zingase zisebenze ekulawuleni ushukela wegazi ezimweni ezithile.
I-Insulin glargine inikeza izinzuzo eziningi ngaphezu kwe-insulin ye-NPH, i-insulin endala esebenza isikhathi eside esasetshenziswa namuhla. Umehluko omkhulu uhlobene nendlela i-insulin ngayinye esebenza ngayo emzimbeni wakho.
I-Insulin glargine inikeza ukukhululwa kwe-insulin okuqhubekayo, okungaguquki ngaphandle kwama-peak aqinile i-insulin ye-NPH engaba nawo. Lesi senzo esibushelelezi sivame ukuholela ekulawuleni ushukela wegazi okungcono kanye nezigameko ezimbalwa zikashukela ophansi, ikakhulukazi ebusuku.
I-Insulin NPH ngokuvamile idinga ukujova kabili ngosuku futhi kufanele ixutshwe ngaphambi kokusetshenziswa ngakunye, kuyilapho i-insulin glargine ivame ukunikezwa kanye ngosuku futhi iza isilungele ukusetshenziswa. Lokhu kulula kungakwenza kube lula ukunamathela ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
Noma kunjalo, i-insulin ye-NPH ngokuvamile ibiza kancane kune-insulin glargine, okungase kube yinto ebalulekile okufanele icatshangelwe kwabanye abantu. Umhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo angakusiza ukuthi ulinganise izinzuzo nezindleko ukuze unqume ukuthi iyiphi inketho esebenza kangcono esimweni sakho.
I-Insulin glargine ingasetshenziswa ngokuphepha kubantu abanezifo zezinso, kodwa idinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela kanye nokulungiswa kwemithamo. Izinso zakho zisiza ukususa i-insulin emzimbeni wakho, ngakho-ke uma zingasebenzi kahle, i-insulin ingahlala esimisweni sakho isikhathi eside.
Abantu abanezifo zezinso bangase badinge imithamo ephansi ye-insulin glargine ukuvimbela ushukela ophansi wegazi. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha ukusebenza kwezinso zakho kanye namazinga kashukela egazini ukuze athole umthamo olungile kuwe.
Uma unezifo zezinso, kubaluleke kakhulu ukuhlola ushukela wakho wegazi njalo futhi ubheke izimpawu zikashukela ophansi. Ithimba lakho lokunakekelwa kwezempilo lizohlinzeka ngesiqondiso esiqondile esisekelwe esigabeni sezifo zakho zezinso.
Uma uzifaka ngengozi i-insulin glargine eningi, okukhathazayo okuyinhloko ushukela ophansi wegazi, ongase uvelaphe emavikini amaningana njengoba le yi-insulin esebenza isikhathi eside. Ungabi nexhala – kunezinyathelo ongazithatha ukuze uhlale uphephile.
Okokuqala, hlola ushukela wakho wegazi ngokushesha futhi njalo ngemizuzu engu-15-30 emahoreni ambalwa alandelayo. Yidla okuthile okuqukethe ama-carbohydrate ngokushesha, ngisho noma ushukela wakho wegazi ubonakala ujwayelekile, njengoba i-insulin eyengeziwe izoqhubeka nokusebenza.
Xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wokunakekelwa kwezempilo noma umfundisi wesifo sikashukela ngokushesha ukuze ubazise ukuthi kwenzekeni. Bangahlinzeka ngesiqondiso esiqondile esisekelwe ekutheni ufake i-insulin engakanani eyengeziwe kanye namazinga akho wamanje kashukela egazini.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima zikashukela ophansi njengokudideka, ukuquleka, noma ukulahlekelwa ukwazi, othile kufanele ashayele izinsiza eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Gcina i-glucagon itholakala uma udokotela wakho ekunikeze yona ngezimo eziphuthumayo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo wakho we-insulin glargine, yithathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, kodwa unganikezi umthamo ophindwe kabili. Isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekutheni uvame ukuyithatha nini i-insulin yakho nokuthi sekudlule isikhathi esingakanani ngemva kokuyiphuthelwa.
Uma ukhumbula kungakapheli amahora ambalwa ngesikhathi sakho esivamile, thatha umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile ngosuku olulandelayo. Uma sekudlule amahora angaphezu kwangu-12, xhumana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze uthole isiqondiso.
Ukuphuthelwa umthamo kungabangela ukuthi ushukela wakho wegazi ukwenyuke, ngakho qapha amazinga akho kaningi futhi ubheke izimpawu ezinjengokoma okukhulu, ukuvama ukuchama, noma ukukhathala. Udokotela wakho angase ancome ukuhlola ama-ketone uma ushukela wakho wegazi uphezulu kakhulu.
Ukuze ugweme ukuphuthelwa imithamo, zama ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise uhlelo lokusebenza lokukhumbuza imithi. Ukugcina i-insulin yakho endaweni ebonakalayo kungakusiza futhi ukuthi ukhumbule ukujova kwakho kwansuku zonke.
Isinqumo sokuyeka i-insulin glargine sincike ohlotsheni lwesifo sikashukela onaso kanye nezimo zomuntu ngamunye. Abantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 bazodinga i-insulin impilo yabo yonke, njengoba imizimba yabo ingakwazi ukukhiqiza i-insulin ngokwemvelo.
Kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, ukuyeka i-insulin glargine kungenzeka uma ukulawulwa kukashukela wegazi kuthuthuka ngokuncipha kwesisindo, izinguquko zokudla, ukwanda komsebenzi womzimba, noma eminye imithi. Kodwa-ke, lesi sinqumo kufanele senziwe ngaso sonke isikhathi nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuyeka okwesikhashana i-insulin glargine ngesikhathi sokugula, ukuhlinzwa, noma ezinye izinqubo zezokwelapha. Udokotela wakho uzohlinzeka ngemiyalelo ethile yalezi zimo futhi akusize ukuthi uqalise kabusha ngokuphepha uma kufanelekile.
Ungayeki ukuthatha i-insulin glargine ngokwakho, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono noma ushukela wakho wegazi ubonakala uthuthukile. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungaholela emazingeni kashukela wegazi aphezulu kakhulu adinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Yebo, ungahamba ne-insulin glargine, kodwa kudinga ukuhlela okuthile ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi yakho ihlala isebenza futhi unokwanele ukuhamba kwakho. I-Insulin akufanele neze ishiywe emazingeni okushisa aphezulu noma emithwalweni ehloliwe.
Njalo thwala i-insulin yakho esikhwameni sakho esithwalwa ngesandla uma undiza, kanye nemiyalelo kadokotela noma inothi likadokotela elichaza isidingo sakho somuthi nezinto ozidingayo. Letha i-insulin eyengeziwe uma kwenzeka ukubambezeleka noma ukulahleka kwemithwalo.
Gcina i-insulin ekamelweni lokushisa ngesikhathi sokuhamba futhi gwema ukuyishiya ezimotweni ezishisayo noma elangeni eliqondile. Uma uhamba ngesikhathi esithile, sebenzisana nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuze ulungise isimiso sakho sokujova ngendlela efanele.
Cabangela ukuthola incwadi evela kudokotela wakho echaza isimo sakho nezidingo zemithi. Lokhu kungasiza lapho udlula kwezokuphepha noma uma udinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngenkathi uhamba.
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