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

Kalula nje, i-insulin isebenza njengokhiye ovula amangqamuzana emizimbeni yethu, ivumele i-glucose (ushukela) ukuthi ingene futhi isetshenziselwe amandla. Lapho sisebenzisa ama-carbohydrate, ahlukaniswa abe ushukela bese ededelwa egazini. Ukusabela ekukhuphukeni kwamazinga kashukela egazini, amanyikwe akhipha i-insulin, ehambisa ushukela egazini iye kumaseli ethu.

Nokho, kubantu abanesifo sikashukela, le nqubo iyaphazamiseka. Kuhlobo 1 lwesifo sikashukela, amanyikwe akhiqiza i-insulin encane futhi i-insulin idinga ukujovwa ngaphandle. Isifo sikashukela sohlobo 2, ngakolunye uhlangothi, sibonakala ngokumelana ne-insulin, ukusabela kwamaselula okubuthakathaka esenzweni se-insulin, okuholela emazingeni aphezulu kashukela egazini. Kuzo zombili izimo, ukuphathwa kwe-insulin kubalulekile ekugcineni amazinga kashukela egazini azinzile.

Ukwelashwa kwe-insulin kwenziwa ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene, kufaka phakathi imijovo, amaphampu e-insulin, kanye ne-insulin ehogelwayo. Umthamo nesikhathi se-insulin sincike ezintweni ezimbalwa, njengokudla, ukuvivinya umzimba, amazinga engcindezi, kanye nempilo iyonke. Ukuqapha njalo amazinga kashukela egazini kungasiza ekunqumeni umthamo ofanele we-insulin odingekayo ukuze kugcinwe ukulawulwa okuzinzile kweshukela egazini.

Ukuqonda i-insulin akugcini kubantu abanesifo sikashukela; ihambisana nenhlalakahle yawo wonke umuntu. Ukungalingani ekukhiqizweni kwe-insulin nesenzo kungaholela ezinkingeni ezinkulu, njenge-hyperglycemia, i-hypoglycemia, isifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi, ukulimala kwezinso, njll.

Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukulondoloza indlela yokuphila enempilo kungasiza ekuvimbeleni noma kubambezele ukuqala kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo 2. Ukuzivivinya okuvamile, ukudla okulinganiselayo okucebile ngezithelo, imifino, nokusanhlamvu okuphelele, nosayizi wezingxenye ezimaphakathi kungasiza ukuthuthukisa ukuzwela kwe-insulin kanye nempilo yonke ye-metabolic.

Kafushane, i-insulin iyi-hormone ebalulekile elawula amazinga kashukela egazini futhi iqinisekise ukusetshenziswa okufanele kwamandla kwamaselula. Ukuqonda indima ye-insulin kubalulekile kubantu abanesifo sikashukela njengoba iwumgogodla wokulawula isifo sikashukela. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ukuthuthukisa imikhuba enempilo kungakhuthaza ukusetshenziswa okusebenzayo kwe-insulin, okuzuzisa impilo yawo wonke umuntu.