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I-Ertugliflozin ne-metformin kuyinhlanganisela yemithi esiza ukuphatha isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 ngokusebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene emzimbeni wakho. Le ndlela yokusebenza kabili ingasebenza kahle kakhulu kunokuthatha imithi eyodwa, ikunikeza ukulawula okungcono ushukela wegazi ngokulula kwepilisi elilodwa.
Uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, umzimba wakho ulwela ukugcina amazinga kashukela egazini ebangeni elinempilo. Le nhlanganisela yemithi ibhekana nenkinga evela ezinhlangothini ezimbili, okwenza kube lula ngomzimba wakho ukugcina amazinga e-glucose ezinzile usuku lonke.
I-Ertugliflozin ne-metformin ihlanganisa imithi emibili eqinisekisiwe yesifo sikashukela ibe ithebhulethi eyodwa elula. I-Ertugliflozin ingeyeqembu lemithi ebizwa ngokuthi ama-SGLT2 inhibitors, kuyilapho i-metformin ivela emndenini wemithi ye-biguanide.
Le nhlanganisela isebenza ngokubhekana nezici ezihlukene zokuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela ngasikhathi sinye. I-Ertugliflozin isiza izinso zakho ukususa i-glucose eningi ngomchamo, kuyilapho i-metformin inciphisa inani le-glucose isibindi sakho esikhiqizayo futhi isiza umzimba wakho ukusebenzisa i-insulin ngempumelelo.
Le mithi yenzelwe ngokuqondile abantu abadala abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 abadinga usizo olwengeziwe ekuphatheni amazinga kashukela egazini labo. Udokotela wakho angase akubhalele le nhlanganisela uma imithi eyodwa ingazange inikeze ukulawula okwanele noma uma udinga indlela ebanzi yokulawula isifo sikashukela.
Le nhlanganisela yemithi isetshenziswa ikakhulukazi ukuthuthukisa ukulawulwa kukashukela egazini kubantu abadala abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Isebenza kanye nokudla okufanele nokuzivivinya ukuze kusize ukugcina amazinga akho e-glucose ebangeni elinempilo usuku lonke.
Udktela wakho angase ancome lo muthi uma usuvele usebenzisa i-metformin yodwa kodwa udinga ukulawulwa okwengeziwe kukashukela wegazi. Ubuye futhi unikezwe uma ukuqala ukwelashwa okuhlanganisiwe kunengqondo kusukela ekuqaleni, ikakhulukazi uma isifo sakho sikashukela sidinga ukuphathwa okujulile.
Umuthi ungaba usizo ikakhulukazi uma ubhekene ne-dawn phenomenon, lapho amazinga kashukela wegazi enyuka emahoreni okuqala ekuseni. Isenzo esiphindwe kabili sisiza ukubhekana nokukhiqizwa kwe-glucose ebusuku kanye nokucutshungulwa kukashukela emini.
Lo muthi ohlanganisiwe usebenza ngezindlela ezimbili ezihlukene kodwa ezigcwalisanayo ukusiza ukulawula ushukela wakho wegazi. Cabanga ngakho njengokuba namathuluzi amabili ahlukene asebenza ndawonye ukubhekana nenkinga efanayo evela emazingeni ahlukene.
I-Ertugliflozin isebenza ngokuvimba ama-SGLT2 receptors ezinso zakho, ngokuvamile abuyisela i-glucose egazini lakho. Uma la ma-receptors evinjwe, i-glucose eyeqile iyahlungwa ngomchamo wakho esikhundleni sokuhlala egazini lakho.
I-Metformin isebenza ikakhulukazi esibindini sakho, inciphisa inani le-glucose esibindi sakho esikhiqizayo, ikakhulukazi ngezikhathi zokuzila ukudla. Futhi isiza imisipha yakho kanye namaseli amafutha ukuthi abe lula kakhulu ku-insulin, okubavumela ukuthi bathathe i-glucose ngempumelelo.
Lokhu kuthathwa njengokuhlanganiswa komuthi wesifo sikashukela oqinile ngokulinganisela. Ngenkathi kungewona umuthi ojulile kakhulu okhona, unikeza ukulawulwa okukhulu kukashukela wegazi kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2.
Thatha lo muthi ngendlela udokotela wakho akuyala ngayo, ngokuvamile kabili ngosuku ngokudla. Ukuwuthatha ngokudla kusiza ukunciphisa isisu esingase senzeke ngezinye izikhathi nge-metformin futhi kusiza umzimba wakho ukuthi umunce umuthi ngempumelelo.
Ungathatha amaphilisi ngamanzi, ubisi, noma yisiphi esinye isiphuzo osithandayo. Okubalulekile ukuthi uwathathe cishe ngesikhathi esifanayo nsuku zonke ukuze ugcine amazinga aqhubekayo emzimbeni wakho.
Ngaphambi kokuthatha imithi yakho, zama ukudla okuthile okukhulu kunokudla okulula nje. Ukudla okufanele kusiza ukunciphisa imiphumela engemihle yokugaya ukudla futhi kuqinisekisa ukuthi imithi isebenza njengoba ihloselwe. Akudingeki ukuthi ugweme noma yikuphi ukudla okuthile, kodwa ukugcina ukudla okunempilo kusekela ukuphathwa kwakho konke kwesifo sikashukela.
Uma uthambekele ekuzweleni kwesisu, ungase uthole ukuthi ukuthatha imithi phakathi nokudla kwakho, kunokuba ngaphambi noma ngemuva, kusiza ukunciphisa noma yikuphi ukuphatheka kabi kokugaya ukudla.
Uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela ngokuvamile luyisimo sempilo yonke, ngakho-ke le mithi ivame ukunqunyelwa ukusetshenziswa kwesikhathi eside. Abantu abaningi baqhubeka beyithatha uma nje isaqhubeka isebenza futhi itholakala kahle.
Udokotela wakho uzoqapha amazinga kashukela egazini lakho, ukusebenza kwezinso, nempilo yonke njalo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi imithi iyaqhubeka ilungele wena. Lokhu kuhlolwa kuvame ukwenzeka njalo ezinyangeni ezintathu kuya kweziyisithupha, nakuba imvamisa ingahluka ngokuya ngesimo sakho.
Ungase udinge ukulungisa umthamo wakho ngokuhamba kwesikhathi noma ushintshele kweminye imithi njengoba isimo sakho sishintsha. Lokhu kuvamile ngokuphelele futhi akusho ukuthi imithi yehlulekile. Uhlelo lwakho lokuphatha isifo sikashukela lungashintsha njengoba izidingo zomzimba wakho zishintsha.
Ungayeki ukuthatha le mithi ngokuzumayo ngaphandle kokukhuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Ukuyeka kungazelelwe kungabangela amazinga kashukela egazini lakho ukuthi aqhume, okungaba yingozi.
Njengayo yonke imithi, i-ertugliflozin kanye ne-metformin ingabangela imiphumela emibi, nakuba kungewona wonke umuntu oyitholayo. Imiphumela eminingi emibi imnene futhi ivame ukuthuthuka njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi emasontweni ambalwa okuqala.
Nawa amanye amaphutha avamile ongase uhlangabezane nawo njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela le nhlanganisela:
Le miphumela evamile ngokuvamile iba ngaphansi kokukhathaza njengoba umzimba wakho ujwayela imithi. Ukuthatha imithi nokudla nokuhlala unamanzi kungasiza ekunciphiseni le miphumela.
Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nemiphumela emibi kakhulu edinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha, nakuba lokhu kungavamile:
Nakuba kungavamile, ezinye izinkinga ezinzima zingenzeka ezidinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo. Lokhu kuhlanganisa ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni okukhulu, izinkinga zezinso, noma isimo esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis.
Ngokuvamile, abantu bangase bathuthukise isimo esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-ketoacidosis, lapho umzimba ukhiqiza khona ama-asidi amaningi kakhulu. Lokhu kungenzeka ngisho nalapho amazinga kashukela egazi engaphezulu kakhulu futhi kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezempilo ngokushesha.
Le mithi ayifanele wonke umuntu, futhi udokotela wakho uzohlola ngokucophelela ukuthi ilungile yini kuwe. Izimo ezithile zezempilo noma izimo zenza le nhlanganisela ingaphephile noma ingasebenzi kahle.
Akufanele uthathe le mithi uma unesifo sikashukela sohlobo 1, isifo sezinso esibi, noma uma unokungezwani nezinto ezithile ku-ertugliflozin noma i-metformin. Abantu abanesifo sesibindi esibi kufanele futhi bagweme le nhlanganisela.
Izimo eziningi zezempilo zidinga ukucatshangelwa ngokucophelela ngaphambi kokuqala lo muthi:
Uma ukhulelwe, uhlela ukukhulelwa, noma uncelisa, lo muthi akukhuthazwa. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza nawe ukuthola ezinye izindlela eziphephile zokuphatha isifo sikashukela ngalezi zikhathi.
Ubudala nabo bungaba yisici. Abantu abadala bangase babe nobucayi obukhulu emiphumeleni emibi futhi bangase badinge ukuqashwa okuseduze noma ukulungiswa okuhlukile kwemithamo.
Inhlanganisela ye-ertugliflozin kanye ne-metformin itholakala ngaphansi kwegama lomkhiqizo elithi Segluromet. Leli yigama eliyinhloko lomkhiqizo ozolibona emathilini amaningi.
Ithilomu lakho lingase futhi lithwale izinguqulo ezivamile zale nhlanganisela, equkethe izithako ezifanayo ezisebenzayo kodwa ezingabiza kancane. Imithi ejwayelekile kudingeka ukuthi ihlangabezane nezindinganiso ezifanayo zokuphepha nokusebenza njengezinguqulo zamagama omkhiqizo.
Lapho ugcwalisa umuthi wakho, qiniseka ukuthi uhlola kabili ukuthi uthola umuthi ofanele kanye nomthamo ofanele. Amathebulethi angase ahluke ngokubukeka ngokuya ngomkhiqizi, kodwa izithako ezisebenzayo kufanele zifane.
Uma le nhlanganisela ingasebenzi kahle kuwe, ezinye izinketho zemithi ziyatholakala zokuphatha uhlobo 2 lwesifo sikashukela. Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukuthi uhlole ezinye izindlela ezisuselwe ezidingweni zakho zezempilo ezithile kanye nokuphendula ekwelashweni.
Eminye imithi ehlanganisiwe esebenza ngendlela efanayo ihlanganisa i-empagliflozin ne-metformin noma i-dapagliflozin ne-metformin. Lezi zinhlanganisela zisebenzisa izithiyo ezihlukene ze-SGLT2 ezihambisana ne-metformin futhi zingase zibekezelelwe kangcono ngabanye abantu.
Udkt wakho angase futhi acabangele ezinye izigaba zemithi ngokuphelele, njenge:
Ukukhetha okunye kuncike ezintweni ezifana nemigomo yakho yokulawula ushukela wegazi, ezinye izimo zempilo, imiphumela engaba khona, nezintandokazi zakho siqu mayelana nezinto ezinjengemithi yokujova vs yomlomo.
Kubantu abaningi abanesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, inhlanganisela ye-ertugliflozin ne-metformin inikeza ukulawulwa okungcono kukashukela wegazi kune-metformin yodwa. Ukwengezwa kwe-ertugliflozin ngokuvamile kuholela ekunciphiseni okwengeziwe kwamazinga kashukela wegazi futhi kungase kunikeze ezinye izinzuzo.
Ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukwengeza i-ertugliflozin ku-metformin kunganciphisa amazinga e-HbA1c ngamanye amaphuzu angu-0.5 kuya ku-1 ekhulwini uma kuqhathaniswa ne-metformin yodwa. Lokhu kungase kungazwakali njengokuningi, kodwa kungenza umehluko obalulekile emiphumeleni yakho yezempilo yesikhathi eside.
Inhlanganisela ingase futhi inikeze izinzuzo ezingaphezu kokulawulwa kukashukela wegazi. Abanye abantu bahlangabezana nokuncipha kwesisindo esilinganiselwe nokwehla okuncane kwengcindezi yegazi lapho i-ertugliflozin yengezwa ohlelweni lwabo.
Nokho, inhlanganisela iza nemiphumela emibi engaba khona, ikakhulukazi ehlobene nokwanda kokuchama kanye nengozi yokutheleleka ngamathambo. Udkt wakho uzokala lezi zici ngokumelene nezinzuzo lapho enquma ukuthi inhlanganisela ilungile yini kuwe.
Le nhlanganisela ingaba usizo ngempela kubantu abanezinhlobo ezithile zesifo senhliziyo. Izithiyo ze-SGLT2 ezinjenge-ertugliflozin zibonise izinzuzo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi ezifundweni zomtholampilo, okungenzeka ukuthi zinciphisa ingozi yezinkinga ezihlobene nenhliziyo.
Kodwa-ke, uma unesifo senhliziyo esibi noma ezinye izimo zenhliziyo ezingathi sína, udokotela wakho uzodinga ukukuqapha eduze. Umuthi ngezinye izikhathi ungabangela ukushoda kwamanzi emzimbeni, okungase kuthinte abantu abanezinkinga zenhliziyo ngendlela ehlukile.
Udokotela wakho wenhliziyo nodokotela wesifo sikashukela kufanele basebenzisane ukuze banqume ukuthi le nhlanganisela ilungele yini isimo sakho senhliziyo esithile. Ukuqapha njalo ukusebenza kwenhliziyo yakho kanye nokusebenza kwezinso kuba kubaluleke kakhulu.
Uma ngengozi uphuza ngaphezu komthamo okubekiwe, xhumana nodokotela wakho noma isikhungo sokulawula ubuthi ngokushesha. Ukuphuza umuthi omningi kakhulu kungaholela ezinkingeni ezingathi sína, okuhlanganisa ushukela wegazi ophansi kakhulu kanye ne-lactic acidosis.
Ungazami ukuzenza uhlanze ngaphandle uma uqondiswe ngqo ngumhlinzeki wezempilo. Kunalokho, ziqaphele izimpawu ezinjengokugula okukhulu, ukuhlanza, ubuhlungu besisu, ubunzima bokuphefumula, noma ubuthakathaka obungavamile.
Uma uhlangabezana nezimpawu ezinzima, funa ukunakekelwa kwezempilo eziphuthumayo ngokushesha. Letha ibhodlela lomuthi nawe ukuze abahlinzeki bezempilo bazi kahle ukuthi yini nokuthi ungakanani owathathayo.
Uma uphuthelwa umthamo, uwuthathe ngokushesha lapho ukhumbula, inqobo nje uma ukudla. Kodwa-ke, uma sekuyisikhathi somthamo wakho olandelayo, weqa umthamo ophuthelwe bese uqhubeka neshejuli yakho ejwayelekile.
Ungalokothi uthathe imithamo emibili ngesikhathi esisodwa ukuze ulungise umthamo ophuthelwe. Lokhu kungakhuphula ingozi yakho yemiphumela emibi kanye nezinkinga ngaphandle kokuhlinzeka ngosizo olwengeziwe.
Uma ukhohlwa njalo imithamo, cabangela ukusetha izikhumbuzi zocingo noma usebenzise umhleli wamaphilisi. Ukuthatha imithi njalo kusiza ukugcina amazinga kashukela egazini ezinzile futhi kunciphisa ingozi yezinkinga.
Kufanele uyeke kuphela ukuthatha lo muthi ngaphansi kokuqondisa kukadokotela wakho. Noma ngabe amazinga kashukela egazini lakho athuthuka kakhulu, ukuyeka umuthi cishe kuzobenza baphinde banyuke.
Udkt wakho angase acabangele ukunciphisa umthamo wakho noma ashintshe imithi uma uhlangabezana nemiphumela emibi ebalulekile noma uma isimo sakho sempilo sishintsha. Ngezinye izikhathi, izinguquko ezinkulu zokuphila njengokuncipha okukhulu kwesisindo zingavumela ukulungiswa kwemithi.
Uma ucabanga ukuyeka ngenxa yemiphumela emibi, khuluma nodokotela wakho kuqala. Bangase bakwazi ukulungisa umthamo wakho, bashintshe isikhathi sokuthi uyithatha nini, noma baphakamise izindlela zokuphatha imiphumela emibi kangcono.
Ungakwazi ukuphuza utshwala ngokulinganisela ngenkathi uthatha lo muthi, kodwa udinga ukuqaphela kakhulu ukuqapha amazinga kashukela egazini lakho. Utshwala bungandisa ingozi kashukela ophansi, ikakhulukazi uma kuhlangene nemithi yesifo sikashukela.
Ingxenye ye-metformin nayo yandisa ingozi yesimo esingavamile kodwa esibi esibizwa ngokuthi i-lactic acidosis uma ihlangene nokusetshenziswa kotshwala ngokweqile. Le ngozi iphezulu uma usuvele unezinkinga zezinso noma zesibindi.
Uma ukhetha ukuphuza, yenza kanjalo nokudla futhi uqaphe ushukela wakho wegazi kaningi. Khuluma nodokotela wakho ngalokho okubalwa njengokusetshenziswa kotshwala okuphephile esimweni sakho esithile.
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