Ngaba wakha wazibuza ukuba yintoni eyona nto iphambili ekulawuleni isifo seswekile? Impendulo yi-insulin. I-insulin yi-hormone eveliswa yi-pancreas edlala indima ebalulekileyo ekulawuleni amanqanaba eswekile egazini. Kule bhlog, siza kuhlola ukuba yintoni i-insulin kwaye kutheni ibalulekile.

Ngamafutshane, i-insulin isebenza njengesitshixo esivula iiseli emizimbeni yethu, sivumela i-glucose (iswekile) ukuba ingene ize isetyenziswe njengezamandla. Xa sisitya ii-carbohydrate, ziyaqhekeka zibe yi-glucose kwaye zikhutshwe ziye egazini. Ngenxa yokunyuka kwamanqanaba eswekile egazini, i-pancreas ikhupha i-insulin, ehambisa i-glucose egazini iye kwiiseli zethu.

Nangona kunjalo, kubantu abanesifo seswekile, le nkqubo iyaphazamiseka. Kwisifo seswekile sohlobo loku-1, ipancreas ayivelisi i-insulin eninzi kwaye i-insulin kufuneka ifakwe ngaphandle. Kwelinye icala, isifo seswekile sohlobo lwesibini sibonakaliswa kukunganyamezelani ne-insulin, impendulo ebuthathaka kwisenzo se-insulin, nto leyo ekhokelela kumanqanaba aphezulu eswekile egazini. Kuzo zombini iimeko, ulawulo lwe-insulin lubalulekile ekugcineni amanqanaba eswekile yegazi azinzileyo.

Unyango lwe-insulin lunikezelwa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo, kuquka ukujova, iimpompo ze-insulin, kunye ne-insulin ephefumliweyo. Umthamo kunye nexesha le-insulin lixhomekeke kwizinto ezahlukeneyo, ezifana nokutya, umsebenzi womzimba, amanqanaba oxinzelelo, kunye nempilo iyonke. Ukujonga rhoqo amanqanaba eswekile yegazi kunokunceda ekumiseleni idosi efanelekileyo ye-insulin efunekayo ukugcina ulawulo oluzinzileyo lweswekile egazini.

Ukuqonda i-insulin akupheleli nje kubantu abanesifo seswekile; kubalulekile kwimpilo-ntle yomntu wonke. Ukungalingani ekukhutshweni kwe-insulin kunye nokusebenza kwayo kunokukhokelela kwiingxaki ezinkulu, ezinje nge-hyperglycemia, i-hypoglycemia, isifo sentliziyo, umonakalo wezintso, njl.

Ukongeza, ukugcina indlela yokuphila esempilweni kunokunceda ukuthintela okanye ukulibazisa ukuqala kwesifo seswekile sohlobo lwesibini. Ukuzilolonga rhoqo, ukutya okunesondlo okutyebileyo kwiziqhamo, imifuno, kunye neenkozo ezipheleleyo, kunye nobungakanani obuphakathi bokutya kunokunceda ukuphucula uvakalelo lwe-insulin kunye nempilo yemetabolism iyonke.

Ngamafutshane, i-insulin yi-hormone ebalulekileyo elawula amanqanaba eswekile egazini kwaye iqinisekisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla eeseli ngokufanelekileyo. Ukuqonda indima ye-insulin kubalulekile kubantu abanesifo seswekile njengoko isisiseko solawulo lweswekile. Ukongeza, ukuphuhlisa imikhwa esempilweni kunokukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa ngokufanelekileyo kwe-insulin, nto leyo eluncedo kwimpilo yomntu wonke.