Wake wazibuza ukuthi yini eyinhloko yokuphatha isifo sikashukela? Impendulo i-insulin. I-insulin iyi-hormone ekhiqizwa yi-pancreas edlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni amazinga kashukela egazini. Kule bhulogi, sizohlola ukuthi iyini i-insulin nokuthi kungani ibalulekile.

Kalula nje, i-insulin isebenza njengesihluthulelo esivula amangqamuzana emizimbeni yethu, sivumele i-glucose (ushukela) ukuthi ingene futhi isetshenziselwe amandla. Uma sidla ama-carbohydrate, ayaqhekeka abe yi-glucose bese ekhishwa egazini. Ngenxa yokwenyuka kwamazinga kashukela egazini, i-pancreas ikhipha i-insulin, ehambisa i-glucose egazini iye emangqamuzaneni ethu.

Kodwa-ke, kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, le nqubo iyaphazamiseka. Ku-diabetes yohlobo 1, i-pancreas ikhiqiza i-insulin encane futhi i-insulin idinga ukujovwa ngaphandle. Ngakolunye uhlangothi, isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2 sibonakala ngokumelana ne-insulin, impendulo ebuthakathaka yeseli esenzweni se-insulin, okuholela emazingeni aphezulu kashukela egazini. Kuzo zombili izimo, ukuphathwa kwe-insulin kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga kashukela egazini azinzile.

Ukwelashwa nge-insulin kwenziwa ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, okuhlanganisa imijovo, amaphampu e-insulin, kanye ne-insulin ephefumulayo. Umthamo kanye nesikhathi se-insulin kuncike ezintweni eziningana, njengokudla okudlayo, umsebenzi womzimba, amazinga okucindezeleka, kanye nempilo iyonke. Ukuqapha njalo amazinga kashukela egazini kungasiza ekunqumeni umthamo ofanele we-insulin odingekayo ukuze kugcinwe ukulawulwa okuzinzile kukashukela egazini.

Ukuqonda i-insulin akugcini kubantu abanesifo sikashukela; kubalulekile enhlalakahleni yawo wonke umuntu. Ukungalingani ekukhiqizweni kwe-insulin kanye nesenzo sayo kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu, njenge-hyperglycemia, i-hypoglycemia, isifo senhliziyo, ukulimala kwezinso, njll.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukugcina indlela yokuphila enempilo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni noma ekubambezeleni ukuqala kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Ukuvivinya umzimba njalo, ukudla okulinganiselayo okucebile ngezithelo, imifino, kanye nokudla okusanhlamvu okuphelele, kanye nosayizi wesabelo esilinganiselwe kungasiza ekuthuthukiseni ukuzwela kwe-insulin kanye nempilo ye-metabolic iyonke.

Ngamafuphi, i-insulin iyi-hormone ebalulekile elawula amazinga kashukela egazini futhi iqinisekise ukusetshenziswa kwamandla amangqamuzana ngendlela efanele. Ukuqonda indima ye-insulin kubalulekile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela njengoba yakha umgogodla wokuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthuthukisa imikhuba enempilo kungakhuthaza ukusetshenziswa kahle kwe-insulin, okuzuzisa impilo yawo wonke umuntu.