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I-Alogliptin ne-metformin kuyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukulawula amazinga kashukela egazini kubantu abadala abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Le pilisi esebenza kabili ihlanganisa imithi emibili eqinisekisiwe yesifo sikashukela esebenza ngendlela ehlukile kodwa ezizwanayo kahle. Cabanga ngayo njengendlela yeqembu lapho umuthi ngamunye ubhekana noshukela wegazi ngendlela ehlukile, ekunikeza ukulawula okungcono kunanoma yimuphi umuthi ongase ukunike wona wedwa.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi iqukethe imithi emibili ehlukene yesifo sikashukela esebenza ndawonye epilisi eyodwa elula. I-Alogliptin ingeyodwa ekilasini elibizwa ngokuthi ama-DPP-4 inhibitors, kuyilapho i-metformin ivela emndenini wemithi ye-biguanide. Zombili zisetshenziswe ngokuphepha ekulawuleni isifo sikashukela iminyaka eminingi.
Le nhlanganisela ikhona ngoba abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 badinga imithi engaphezu kweyodwa ukuze bagcine ushukela wegazi wabo ebangeni elinempilo. Esikhundleni sokuthatha amaphilisi amabili ahlukene, le nhlanganisela yenza umsebenzi wakho wansuku zonke ube lula ngenkathi inikeza izinzuzo zayo yomibili imithi.
Le mithi yenzelwe ngqo ukwelapha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 kubantu abadala lapho ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele ukulawula amazinga kashukela egazini. Ilusizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abadinga izinzuzo zayo yomibili imithi kodwa abafuna ukulula kwepilisi elilodwa.
Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela uma usuvele usebenzisa i-metformin kodwa udinga ukulawulwa okwengeziwe kashukela wegazi. Isetshenziswa futhi lapho kuqala ukwelashwa kwesifo sikashukela kubantu okungenzeka badinga imithi engaphezu kweyodwa kusukela ekuqaleni. Umgomo uhlala ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ugcine amazinga kashukela wegazi eseduze nokujwayelekile ngangokunokwenzeka.
Le mikhi bili isebenza ngendlela ehlukile ngokuphelele, yingakho isebenza kahle kangaka uma ihlangene. I-Metformin ikakhulukazi inciphisa inani le-glucose isibindi sakho esikhiqizayo futhi isiza imisipha yakho ukuthi isebenzise i-glucose ngempumelelo. Ithathwa njengomuthi onamandla ngokulinganisela osekuyisisekelo sokwelashwa kwesifo sikashukela amashumi eminyaka.
I-Alogliptin isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-DPP-4, esiza umzimba wakho ukuthi ukhiqize i-insulin eningi lapho ushukela wegazi uphezulu futhi inciphisa ukukhiqizwa kwe-glucose lapho ingadingeki. Le yindlela enobumnene esebenza ngempendulo ye-insulin yomzimba wakho yemvelo.
Ngokuhlangene, bakha indlela ephelele yokulawula ushukela wegazi. Ngenkathi i-metformin isebenza ngokuqhubekayo usuku lonke, i-alogliptin inikeza usizo oluqondiwe ngesikhathi sokudla lapho ushukela wegazi uvame ukukhuphuka. Le nhlanganisela ithathwa njengemodareyithi enamandla futhi isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekuyala, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuwuthatha nokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esibuhlungu, esingase senzeke nge-metformin. Ungayithatha nganoma yisiphi isidlo, kodwa zama ukuhlukanisa imithamo yakho cishe ngamahora angu-12 ukuze uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu.
Gwinya amaphilisi wonke ngengilazi yamanzi egcwele. Ungawachobozi, uwahlafune, noma uwahlukanise amaphilisi ngaphandle uma udokotela wakho ekutshela ngqo ukuthi wenze njalo. Uma ukuthola kunzima ukugwinya amaphilisi, khuluma nomphathi wakho wamaphilisi mayelana namasu angase akusize.
Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme noma yikuphi ukudla okuthile ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa ukugcina ukudla okuqhubekayo, okulinganiselayo kuzokusiza ukuthi uthole imiphumela engcono kakhulu. Udokotela wakho noma umqeqeshi wokudla angakusiza ukuthi uhlele ukudla okusebenza kahle neshejuli yakho yemithi.
Uhlobo 2 lukashukela ngokuvamile luyisimo esihlala impilo yonke, ngakho-ke abantu abaningi badinga ukuthatha imithi yesifo sikashukela unomphela. Kodwa-ke, isikhathi esiqondile sincike ekutheni umuthi uwulawula kahle kangakanani ushukela wakho wegazi nokuthi ngabe uhlangabezana nanoma yimaphi imiphumela emibi.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga akho kashukela egazini njalo ngezivivinyo ze-A1C nokufundwa kwe-glucose kwansuku zonke. Uma ukulawulwa kwakho isifo sikashukela kuthuthuka kakhulu ngezinguquko zokuphila, udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi. Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukwengeza eminye imithi uma isifo sabo sikashukela siqhubeka ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi ushukela wakho wegazi ukhuphuke ngendlela eyingozi, okungaholela ezinkingeni ezinzima.
Abantu abaningi bayakubekezelela lokhu kuhlanganiswa kahle, kodwa njengayo yonke imithi, kungabangela imiphumela emibi. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi imiphumela emibi engathí sina ayivamile, futhi imiphumela eminingi emibi emincane iyathuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela emuthini.
Imiphumela emibi evame kakhulu ongase uyithole ihlobene nohlelo lwakho lokugaya ukudla, ngoba i-metformin ngezinye izikhathi ingabangela isisu esibuhlungu, ikakhulukazi uma uqala ukuyithatha:
Le miphumela emibi yokugaya ngokuvamile iyathuthuka emasontweni ambalwa njengoba umzimba wakho uzivumela. Ukuthatha umuthi nokudla kungasiza ekunciphiseni isisu esibuhlungu.
Kunemiphumela emibi engavamile kodwa engathí sina edinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Ngenkathi lokhu kungavamile, kubalulekile ukwazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyibheke:
Isimo esingavamile kodwa esibi kakhulu esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis singenzeka nge-metformin, nakuba lokhu kwenzeka kubantu abangaphansi kwe-1 kwabangu-10,000. Lesi simo sihlanganisa ukwakheka kwe-lactic acid egazini lakho futhi sidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, kukhona ithuba elincane lokuthuthukisa i-pancreatitis (ukuqubuka kwamanyikwe) nge-alogliptin, nakuba lokhu kungavamile kakhulu. Ubuhlungu obukhulu, obuqhubekayo besisu obungase bukhanye emhlane wakho kufanele buhlolwe ngokushesha.
Lo muthi awulungelwe wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Izimo ezithile zenza lo muthi ohlanganisiwe ungaphephile noma ungasebenzi kahle kuwe.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1 noma i-diabetic ketoacidosis, njengoba wenzelwe ngqo uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela. Abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso nabo abakwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ngokuphepha ngoba i-metformin ingakha amazinga ayingozi uma izinso zakho zingasebenzi kahle.
Ezinye izimo eziningana zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi:
Uma uhlela ukuhlinzwa noma ezinye izinqubo zezokwelapha ezidinga umbala ohlukile, uzodinga ukuyeka lo muthi okwesikhashana. Udokotela wakho uzokunikeza imiyalelo ethile mayelana nokuthi uyeka nini futhi uqale nini umuthi.
Ukukhulelwa nokuncelisa nazo zidinga ukucatshangelwa okukhethekile. Ngenkathi i-metformin ngezinye izikhathi isetshenziswa ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ukuphepha kwe-alogliptin kwabesifazane abakhulelwe akukatholakali ngokugcwele. Udokotela wakho uzoxoxa ngezinketho eziphephe kakhulu zokuphatha isifo sikashukela ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa.
Igama elivamile kakhulu le-brand lalo muthi ohlanganisiwe yi-Kazano. Le brand iqukethe kokubili i-alogliptin ne-metformin ekuhlanganisweni kwemithamo eqondile, okwenza kube lula ukuthatha yomibili imithi epilini elilodwa.
Ungase futhi uhlangane nezinhlobo ze-generic zalolu hlu, oluqukethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo njengenguqulo yegama le-brand. Imithi ye-Generic isebenza ngendlela efanayo futhi ivame ukubiza kancane kunezinguqulo zegama le-brand.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe, kunezinketho eziningi ezingase zicatshangelwe udokotela wakho. Ukukhetha kuncike ezidingweni zakho ezithile, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi ukubekezelela kanjani imithi ehlukene.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe ehlanganisa i-metformin neminye imithi yesifo sikashukela ihlanganisa i-sitagliptin ne-metformin (Janumet) noma i-empagliflozin ne-metformin (Synjardy). Lezi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo kodwa zisebenzisa imithi ehlukene yozakwethu eceleni kwe-metformin.
Imithi eyodwa engaba ezinye izindlela ihlanganisa ezinye izithiyo ze-DPP-4 njenge-sitagliptin (Januvia) noma i-linagliptin (Tradjenta). Izithiyo ze-SGLT2 njenge-empagliflozin (Jardiance) noma ama-GLP-1 receptor agonists njenge-semaglutide (Ozempic) nazo ziyizinketho.
Udokotela wakho uzokusiza ukuthi uthole enye indlela engcono kakhulu esekelwe emigomweni yakho yokulawula ushukela wegazi, ukubekezelela imiphumela emibi, nezinye izinto zomuntu ngamunye.
Zombili lezi zinhlanganisela ziyasebenza ekulawuleni ushukela wegazi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, futhi ukukhetha phakathi kwazo kuvame ukuncika ezintweni zomuntu ngamunye kunokuthi enye ibe ngcono ngokucacile kunenye. Kokubili i-alogliptin ne-sitagliptin ngezamaphilisi afanayo (ama-DPP-4 inhibitors) futhi zisebenza ngendlela efanayo.
Umehluko omkhulu usekuphindaphindeni kokuthatha imithi kanye nemiphumela engase ibe khona. I-Alogliptin ivame ukuthathwa kanye ngosuku, kuyilapho i-sitagliptin nayo ivame ukuthathwa kanye ngosuku. Zombili zivamile ukubekezeleleka kahle, kodwa abanye abantu bangase basabele kangcono komunye kunomunye.
Udokotela wakho uzocabangela izinto ezinjengokusebenza kwezinso zakho, eminye imithi oyithathayo, nanoma yimiphumela emibi oye wayithola ngemithi efanayo. Ngezinye izikhathi ukukhetha kuncika ezindlekweni noma ekuhlinzekweni komshwalense, njengoba zombili lezi zinhlobo zemithi zisebenza ngokulinganayo kubantu abaningi.
Le nhlanganisela idinga ukuqashwa ngokucophelela kubantu abanezinkinga zezinso futhi ayinconyelwe labo abanezifo ezinzima zezinso. I-Metformin ingaqongelela emazingeni ayingozi uma izinso zakho zingahlungi kahle, okungenzeka kuholele esimweni esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis.
Uma unezifo zezinso eziphakathi nendawo, udokotela wakho cishe uzo-oda ukuhlolwa kwegazi njalo ukuze aqaphe ukusebenza kwezinso zakho. Bangase badinge ukulungisa umthamo wakho noma bakushintshele emuthini ohlukile uma ukusebenza kwezinso zakho kwehla. Njalo yazisa udokotela wakho nganoma yiziphi izinkinga zezinso ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi.
Uma ngabe uthatha ngengozi umthamo omkhulu kunalowo odokotela bakunike wona, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo esilawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukuthatha i-metformin eningi kungaholela ku-lactic acidosis, isimo esibucayi esidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Izimpawu zokweqisa umthamo zingabandakanya isicanucanu esibi kakhulu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu besisu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ukuzizwa ubuthakathaka noma ukhathele ngokungavamile. Ungalindi ukuthi izimpawu zivele – funa usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi uthatheni nokuthi uthathe malini.
Uma ugeqa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, okungcono ngokudla. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuseduze isikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ogeqiwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile. Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ogeqiwe.
Ukugeqa umthamo ngezikhathi ezithile ngeke kubangele izinkinga ngokushesha, kodwa zama ukuthatha imithi yakho ngokuqhubekayo ukuze uthole ukulawulwa okungcono kashukela wegazi. Ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma ukusebenzisa umhleli wamaphilisi kungakusiza ukuthi ukhumbule ukuthatha imithi yakho njalo.
Ungalokothi uyeke ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphandle kokuxoxa ngakho nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma amazinga kashukela wegazi lakho ethuthukile. Uhlobo 2 lukashukela yisimo esiqhubekayo, futhi ukuyeka imithi kungazelelwe kungabangela ukwanda okuyingozi kwamazinga kashukela wegazi.
Udokotela wakho angase acabange ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi uma ukulawulwa kukashukela wakho kuthuthuka kakhulu ngezinguquko zendlela yokuphila njengokuncipha kwesisindo, ukudla okuthuthukisiwe, noma ukuzivivinya okwengeziwe. Kodwa-ke, abantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 badinga ukuphathwa kwemithi yokuphila konke, nakuba imithi ethile ingashintsha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufanele unciphise ukuphuza utshwala ngenkathi usebenzisa lo muthi, ngoba utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi ye-lactic acidosis, ikakhulu uma ihlanganiswe ne-metformin. Utshwala bungabangela nezinguquko ezingalindelekile emazingeni kashukela egazini, okwenza ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela kube nzima.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza utshwala, kwenze ngokulinganisela futhi ngaso sonke isikhathi ngemva kokudla. Qapha ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi, ngoba utshwala bungabangela izigameko zikashukela eziphansi ezihlehlisiwe. Khuluma nodokotela wakho mayelana nemikhawulo ephephile yokusetshenziswa kotshwala ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho sempilo.
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