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I-Empagliflozin ne-linagliptin kuyisithako esihlanganisiwe esisiza ukuphatha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 ngokusebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene zokwehlisa amazinga kashukela egazini. Lo muthi oqokiwe uhlanganisa ukwelashwa okubili okufakazelwe kwesifo sikashukela emthini owodwa olula, okwenza kube lula kuwe ukuthi uhlale emgqeni wokunakekelwa kwakho isifo sikashukela.
Uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, umzimba wakho ulwela ukulawula ushukela wegazi ngempumelelo. Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe ubhekana nale nselelo ngokusiza izinso zakho ukuthi zikhiphe ushukela owedlulele ngomchamo ngenkathi futhi usiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-insulin ngempumelelo. Cabanga ngakho njengendlela yokusebenzisana lapho zombili izithako zisebenza ndawonye ukukunikeza ukulawula okungcono kukashukela wegazi kunanoma yimuphi umuthi onganikeza wodwa.
I-Empagliflozin ne-linagliptin ngumuthi oqokiwe ohlanganisa izinhlobo ezimbili ezihlukene zemithi yesifo sikashukela ethebhulethini elilodwa. Ingxenye ye-empagliflozin ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-SGLT2 inhibitors, kuyilapho i-linagliptin iyi-DPP-4 inhibitor.
Le mithi emibili isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene ngokuphelele emzimbeni wakho, yingakho ukuyihlanganisa kungasebenza kangcono kunokuthatha eyodwa nje. I-Empagliflozin isiza izinso zakho ukuthi zikhiphe ushukela owengeziwe ngomchamo wakho, kuyilapho i-linagliptin isiza amanyikwe akho ukuthi enze i-insulin eyengeziwe lapho ushukela wakho wegazi uphezulu futhi itshela isibindi sakho ukuthi senze ushukela omncane.
Lokhu kuhlanganiswa kuvame ukuqokwa lapho imithi eyodwa inganikezi ukulawulwa okwanele kukashukela wegazi. Udokotela wakho angase akuncome lokhu uma ubuthatha umuthi owodwa wesifo sikashukela kodwa usadinga ukuphathwa okungcono kwamazinga akho kashukela wegazi.
Lo muthi usetshenziselwa ikakhulukazi ukwelapha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 kubantu abadala, usiza ukwehlisa amazinga kashukela egazini lapho ukudla nokuzivivinya kuphela kunganele. Ivame ukunqunywa njengengxenye yohlelo olubanzi lokuphatha isifo sikashukela oluhlanganisa ukudla okunempilo nokuzivivinya njalo.
Udokotela wakho angase akunqume le nhlanganisela uma usuvele usebenzisa i-metformin noma omunye umuthi wesifo sikashukela kodwa udinga usizo olwengeziwe ekulawuleni ushukela wakho wegazi. Ingasetshenziswa futhi njengokuqala ukwelashwa kwabantu abasanda kutholakala benesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, kuye ngesimo sakho esithile kanye namazinga kashukela egazini.
Ngaphandle kokulawulwa kashukela wegazi, ingxenye ye-empagliflozin ingahlinzeka ngezinzuzo ezengeziwe kubantu abanesifo sikashukela abanezinxushunxushu zenhliziyo noma abasengozini yezinkinga zenhliziyo. Ezinye izifundo zikhomba ukuthi kungasiza ukunciphisa ingozi yezinkinga ezithile ezihlobene nenhliziyo, nakuba lokhu kungeyona injongo yayo eyinhloko.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene ukusiza ukulawula amazinga kashukela wakho wegazi. Ingxenye ye-empagliflozin ivimba iphrotheni ezinso zakho ebizwa nge-SGLT2, evame ukusiza umzimba wakho ukuba uphinde umunce ushukela emchameni wakho ubuyisele egazini lakho.
Lapho i-empagliflozin ivimba le phrotheni, izinso zakho zivumela ushukela omningi ukuba ushiye umzimba wakho ngomchamo esikhundleni sokuwugcina egazini lakho. Le nqubo yenzeka kungakhathaliseki amazinga e-insulin, okwenza kube usizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 okuyilapho imizimba yabo ingasabeli kahle ku-insulin.
Ingxenye ye-linagliptin isebenza ngokuvimba i-enzyme ebizwa nge-DPP-4, echitha amahomoni asiza ukulawula ushukela wegazi. Ngokuvimba le enzyme, i-linagliptin isiza ukwandisa amazinga amahomoni atshela amanyikwe akho ukuba enze i-insulin eyengeziwe lapho ushukela wegazi uphezulu futhi itshele isibindi sakho ukuba sikhiqize ushukela omncane.
Ngokubambisana, lezi zindlela ezimbili zinikeza indlela ebanzi yokulawula ushukela wegazi. Le nhlanganisela ithathwa njengeqinile ngokulinganisela futhi isebenza kahle kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, nakuba kungewona umuthi oqinile kakhulu wesifo sikashukela okhona.
Thatha lo muthi njengoba nje udokotela wakho ekunqumela, ngokuvamile kanye ngosuku ekuseni ngaphandle kokudla noma ngemva kokudla. Ungawuthatha ngamanzi, futhi akunandaba ukuthi uyadla ngaphambi noma ngemva kokuthatha iphilisi, njengoba ukudla kungawuthinti ngendlela ebonakalayo umzimba wakho owamukela ngayo umuthi.
Zama ukuthatha umthamo wakho ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ukusize ukhumbule futhi ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo omuthi emzimbeni wakho. Abantu abaningi bakuthola kuwusizo ukuwuthatha ngesikhathi somsebenzi wabo wasekuseni, njengokuthi lapho bexubha amazinyo abo noma benenkopho yabo yokuqala yekhofi.
Uma uthatha eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela, landela imiyalelo kadokotela wakho mayelana nesikhathi. Abanye abantu bathatha le nhlanganisela kanye ne-metformin noma i-insulin, futhi umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzokunikeza isiqondiso esithile mayelana nendlela yokuhlela le mithi.
Hlala unamanzi amaningi ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, njengoba ingxenye ye-empagliflozin yandisa ukuchama. Ukuphuza amanzi amaningi usuku lonke kungasiza ekuvikeleni ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni futhi kunciphise ingozi yokutheleleka ngamathumbu omchamo.
Lo muthi ngokuvamile unqunyelwe njengokwelashwa kwesikhathi eside kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, okusho ukuthi cishe uzodinga ukuwuthatha izinyanga noma iminyaka njengengxenye yokuqhubeka kwakho kokulawulwa kwesifo sikashukela. Uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela yisimo esingamahlalakhona esidinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo ukuze kulondolozwe ukulawulwa okuhle kukashukela wegazi.
Udktela wakho uzoqapha ukuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emuthini ngokuhlola igazi njalo, ngokuvamile ehlola amazinga akho e-A1C njalo ezinyangeni ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha. Ngokusekelwe kulezi zinto ozitholile nokuthi uzizwa kanjani, umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo angase alungise umthamo wakho noma aphakamise izinguquko ohlelweni lwakho lokwelashwa.
Ungayeki ukuthatha lo muthi kungazelelwe ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala, ngisho noma uzizwa ungcono noma amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ethuthukile. Ukuyeka imithi yesifo sikashukela kungazelelwe kungabangela ukuthi ushukela wakho wegazi ukhuphuke, okungaba yingozi empilweni yakho.
Abanye abantu bangase badinge ukuyeka lo muthi uma behlangabezana nemiphumela ethile engemihle noma uma umsebenzi wezinso zabo ushintsha. Udktela wakho uzohlola njalo umsebenzi wezinso zakho nempilo yakho yonke ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi umuthi uhlala uphephile futhi usebenza kahle kuwe.
Njengayo yonke imithi, le nhlanganisela ingabangela imiphumela engemihle, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi engemihle imnene futhi iyalawuleka, futhi abantu abaningi bayawuthola lo muthi kahle ngaphandle kwezinkinga ezinkulu.
Ukuqonda ukuthi yini ongayilindela kungakusiza ukuthi uzizwe uqiniseka ngokuqhubeka nokwelashwa kwakho futhi wazi ukuthi ungaxhumana nini nomhlinzeki wakho wezempilo. Nawa amanye emiphumela engemihle evame kakhulu ongase uyithole:
Le miphumela engemihle evamile ivame ukuthuthuka emasontweni ambalwa njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela umuthi. Ukuhlala unamanzi kahle nokugcina inhlanzeko enhle kungasiza ekuvikeleni ukutheleleka.
Nakuba kungavamile, kunemiphumela emibi ethile engathi sína edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha. Le miphumela emibi engavamile kodwa ebalulekile ihlanganisa:
Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yimiphi yale miphumela emibi engathi sína, xhumana nodokotela wakho ngokushesha noma funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okuphuthumayo. Nakuba lezi zinkinga zingavamile, ukuzazi kuzokusiza ukuthi uthole ukwelashwa ngokushesha uma kudingeka.
Lo muthi awulungile kuwo wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzocabangela ngokucophelela umlando wakho wezokwelapha ngaphambi kokuwubhala. Izimo ezithile zezempilo noma izimo zenza le nhlanganisela ingafaneleki noma ingaba yingozi.
Akufanele uthathe lo muthi uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1, njengoba wenzelwe ngqo uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela futhi ngeke usebenze ngempumelelo ohlotsheni 1. Ukwengeza, abantu abanezifo ezinzima zezinso noma labo abase-dialysis ngokuvamile abakwazi ukuthatha lo muthi ngoba izinso zabo azikwazi ukuwucubungula kahle.
Ezinye izimo eziningana zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi. Udokotela wakho uzohlola ukuthi le nhlanganisela iphephile yini kuwe uma unanoma yiziphi zalezi zimo:
Iminyaka nayo ingaba yisici, njengoba abadala bengase bazwe kalula imiphumela emibi efana nokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni nezinkinga zezinso. Udokotela wakho uzoqaphela izinzuzo ngokumelene nezingozi ezingaba khona ngokusekelwe esimweni sakho.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Glyxambi e-United States. I-Glyxambi yenziwa yi-Boehringer Ingelheim kanye ne-Eli Lilly and Company, izinkampani ezimbili zemithi eziqambe le nhlanganisela ngqo ukuze kulawulwe isifo sikashukela.
Izingxenye ngazinye nazo ziyatholakala ngokuhlukana ngaphansi kwamagama ahlukene omkhiqizo. I-Empagliflozin ithengiswa njenge-Jardiance, kuyilapho i-linagliptin itholakala njenge-Tradjenta. Nokho, ukuthatha iphilisi elihlanganisiwe kuvame ukuba lula kunokuthatha imithi emibili ehlukene.
Izinhlobo ezivamile zale nhlanganisela ethile kungenzeka zingatholakali kakhulu okwamanje, nakuba izinhlobo ezivamile zezinto ngazinye zikhona. Umuthi wakho wemithi angakusiza ukuthi uqonde izinketho zakho futhi usebenze nomshuwalense wakho ukuze uthole inketho engabizi kakhulu.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingakulungele, eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela ingasiza ekuphatheni amazinga akho kashukela egazini. Udokotela wakho angase aphakamise ezinye izindlela ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zakho ezithile, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi uyibekezelela kangakanani imithi ehlukene.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe esebenza ngendlela efanayo ihlanganisa i-empagliflozin ne-metformin noma i-linagliptin ne-metformin. Lezi zinhlanganisela zinikeza izindlela ezihlukene zokulawula ushukela wegazi futhi zingase zifaneleke kangcono esimweni sakho esithile.
Imithi eyodwa engase ibe ezinye izindlela ihlanganisa ezinye izithiyo ze-SGLT2 njenge-dapagliflozin noma i-canagliflozin, noma ezinye izithiyo ze-DPP-4 njenge-sitagliptin noma i-saxagliptin. Udokotela wakho angase futhi acabangele amakilasi ahlukene ngokuphelele emithi yesifo sikashukela, njenge-GLP-1 receptor agonists noma i-insulin, kuye ngezidingo zakho.
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike ezintweni eziningi, okuhlanganisa ukusebenza kwezinso zakho, impilo yenhliziyo, imigomo yesisindo, nokuthi umzimba wakho usabela kanjani emithini ehlukene. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzosebenza nawe ukuthola inketho esebenza kahle kakhulu futhi ebekezelelekayo yokuphathwa kwesifo sakho sikashukela.
Le mithi ehlanganisiwe ne-metformin isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene, ngakho ukuqhathanisa ngokuqondile akulula. I-Metformin ngokuvamile iyindlela yokuqala yokwelapha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 futhi isetshenziswe ngokuphepha amashumi eminyaka, kuyilapho le nhlanganisela ivame ukunqunywa lapho i-metformin yodwa inganikezi ukulawula okwanele ushukela wegazi.
I-Metformin ngokuyinhloko isebenza ngokunciphisa inani likashukela isibindi sakho esikhiqizayo nokusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi usebenzise i-insulin ngempumelelo. Ngokuvamile iphephile kakhulu, ayibizi, futhi inezinzuzo ezengeziwe njengokulahlekelwa isisindo okungenzeka nokuvikelwa kwenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.
Inhlanganisela ye-empagliflozin ne-linagliptin inikeza indlela ehlukile ngokusebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezinganciki kakhulu ekusebenzeni kwe-insulin. Lokhu kungaba usizo ikakhulukazi kubantu abanesifo sikashukela esiqhubeke safinyelela ezingeni lapho imizimba yabo ingasabeli kahle ku-insulin.
Abantu abaningi empeleni bathatha le nhlanganisela kanye ne-metformin, njengoba imithi emithathu isebenza ngezindlela ezihlukene futhi inganikeza ukulawulwa okungcono ushukela wegazi ndawonye. Udokotela wakho uzoqoka indlela engcono kakhulu ngokusekelwe emazingeni akho wamanje kashukela wegazi, ezinye izimo zempilo, nokuthi uyithatha kahle kangakanani imithi ehlukene.
Le nhlanganisela empeleni ingaba usizo kubantu abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 abanezinxushunxushu zenhliziyo noma abasengozini yezinkinga zenhliziyo. Ingxenye ye-empagliflozin iboniswe ezifundweni ukunciphisa ingozi yokufa okuhlobene nenhliziyo kubantu abanesifo sikashukela kanye nezifo zenhliziyo ezikhona.
Kodwa-ke, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukuqapha ngokucophelela ukwelashwa kwakho uma unezimo zenhliziyo. Umuthi ngezinye izikhathi ungenza ukoma, okungase kuthinte umfutho wegazi nomsebenzi wenhliziyo. Umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo uzoqondanisa uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi kokubili isifo sakho sikashukela nempilo yenhliziyo yakho kulawulwa kahle.
Uma ngengozi uthatha ngaphezu komthamo wakho obekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha, ngisho noma uzizwa ulungile. Ukuthatha umuthi omningi kakhulu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinzima, okuhlanganisa ushukela wegazi ophansi kakhulu, ukoma, noma i-ketoacidosis.
Ziqaphelele izimpawu ezinjengokoma ngokweqile, ukuchama njalo, isicanucanu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu besisu, noma ubunzima bokuphefumula. Uma uhlangabezana nanoma yiziphi zalezi zimpawu noma uzizwa ungaphilile, funa ukwelashwa ngokushesha. Ungalindi ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyavela yini, njengoba ezinye izinkinga ezivela ekweqiseni zingaba zimbi.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, wuthatha ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, ngaphandle uma sekuseduze nesikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo ohleliwe. Uma kungaphakathi kwamahora ambalwa omthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka nohlelo lwakho olujwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe, ngoba lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi. Uma uvame ukukhohlwa imithamo, cabangela ukusetha i-alamu yansuku zonke noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi ukukusiza ukuthi uhlale emgqeni ngohlelo lwakho lwemithi.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kwesiqondiso sikadokotela wakho, njengoba isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 siyisimo esingapheli esivame ukudinga ukwelashwa okuqhubekayo. Noma ngabe amazinga akho kashukela egazi athuthuka kakhulu, ukuyeka umuthi ngaphandle kokuqashwa kwezokwelapha kungabangela ukuthi isifo sakho sikashukela sibe sibi kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho angase alungise umthamo wakho noma akuqhubekisele komunye umuthi uma uba nemiphumela emibi noma uma isimo sakho sempilo sishintsha. Ukuqapha njalo ngezivivinyo zegazi kusiza umhlinzeki wakho wezempilo ukuthi anqume ukuthi uhlelo lwakho lwamanje lokwelashwa luseyilona elingcono kakhulu kuwe.
Ungaphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa udinga ukuqaphela kakhulu amazinga kashukela egazi. Utshwala bungakhuphula ingozi yakho kashukela ophansi, ikakhulukazi uma uphuza ngaphandle kokudla noma uma uthatha eminye imithi yesifo sikashukela.
Ingxenye ye-empagliflozin nayo ingakhuphula ingozi yakho yokuphelelwa amanzi emzimbeni, futhi utshwala bungenza le nhlobo ibe yimbi. Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, yenza kanjalo ngokudla, hlala unamanzi kahle ngamanzi, futhi uqaphe ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi. Njalo xoxa ngokusebenzisa utshwala nodokotela wakho ukuze uqonde ukuthi kungena kanjani ohlelweni lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela.
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