Uhla lweHarley St Odokotela lunikeza ukufinyelela kwesifo sikashukela senulin amaphampu.
Iziguli eziningi zilwela ukuthola amaphampu we-inhs kuma-NHS kepha lezi zitholakala kalula ngohlobo lwe UHarley St Diabetes Clinics.
Kusengaphambili okusanda kutholakala ekulethweni kwe-insulin iphampu ye-insulin. Iphampu ye-insulin yakhiwa i-pump reservoir efana naleyo ye-Ansulin Cartrid, Iphampu esebenza ngebhethri, kanye ne-chip yekhompyutha evumela umsebenzisi ukuthi alawule inani eliqondile le-insulin elethulwa.
Likhulu kangakanani iphampu ye-insulin?
-Njengamanje, Amaphampu emakethe acishe abe ngosayizi we-standard Communications Beeper.
Ngabe isebenza kanjani i-insulin pump?
Iphampu linamathiselwe kushubhu elincanyana lepulasitiki (isethi yokumfaka) lokho kune-cannula ethambile (noma inaliti yeplastiki) ekugcineni lapho i-insulin idlula khona. Leannula yafakwa ngaphansi kwesikhumba, imvamisa esiswini. I-cannula iguqulwe njalo ezinsukwini ezimbili. I-tubing inganqanyulwa empompini ngenkathi kugeza noma ukubhukuda. Iphampu isetshenziselwa ukulethwa okuqhubekayo kwe-insulin, 24 amahora ngosuku. Inani le-insulin lihlelwe futhi liphathwa njalo (isilinganiso se-basal). Vamile, Inani le-insulin elidingekayo enkambweni ye 24 Amahora ayahlukahluka ngokuya ngezinto ezinjengokuzivocavoca, Izinga lomsebenzi, futhi ulale.
Iphampu ye-insulin ivumela umsebenzisi ukuthi ahlele amanani amaningi e-basal ahlukene ukuvumela ukuhlukahluka kwendlela yokuphila. Ngaphezu kwalokho, Umsebenzisi angahlela ipompo ukuletha i-bolus (umthamo omkhulu we-insulin) Ngesikhathi sokudla ukumboza izimfuno ezingeqile zokufakwa kwe-carbohydrate.
Ivame kangakanani ipompo ye-insulin?
Ngaphezulu 50,000 abantu abanesifo sikashukela emhlabeni wonke basebenzisa i- iphampu ye-insulin. Le nombolo ikhula kakhulu njengoba la madivayisi eba mancane futhi asebenziseka kalula. Amaphampu we-insulin avumela ukulawulwa koshukela wegazi okuqinile nokuguquguquka kwendlela yokuphila ngenkathi kunciphisa imiphumela kashukela wegazi ophansi (I-Hypoglycemia). Okwamanje, Iphampu iyithuluzi eliseduzane emakethe kuya kumanyikwe okwenziwa. Muva nje, Amamodeli amasha wepompo athuthukisiwe angadingi tubing, Empeleni – Idivaysi yokulethwa kwe-insulin ibekwe ngqo esikhunjeni nanoma yiluphi ushintsho oludingekayo ekulethweni kwe-insulin kwenziwa nge-PDA njengedivayisi egcinwe ngaphakathi a 6 Uhla lwezinyawo zedivayisi yokulethwa kwe-insulin, futhi ingagqokwa ephaketheni, kugcinwe esikhwameni, noma kwithebhulethi lapho usebenza.
Mhlawumbe okusha okujabulisa kakhulu ubuchwepheshe bepompu kuyikhono lokusebenzisa iphampu ku-tandem nge-glucose enonsing technology entsha. Izinzwa ze-glucose zithuthuke kakhulu eminyakeni embalwa edlule, futhi ziyindlela yeziguli ukuthola okuthe xaxa ngamaphethini awo empendulo kashukela ukuze athule kabusha ngokwelashwa okukodwa ukwelashwa. Isizukulwane esisha sezinzwa sivumela inani le-glucose yesikhathi sangempela elizonikezwa isiguli. Inzwa efakiwe ixhumana ngaphandle kwentambo ngedivaysi eyenziwe nge-pager enesikrini. Idivayisi igcinwa isondele ku-sensor ukuvumela ukudluliselwa kwedatha, nokho, kungaba ngamamitha ambalwa kude futhi namanje athola imininingwane edlulisiwe. Kuya ngemodeli, Isikrini sibonisa ukufundwa kwe-glucose yegazi, intambo yokufundwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi, kanye nesilinganiso esingahle siguquko kumanani we-glucose. Izinzwa zingahlelelwa ukukhiqiza a “behlisi” Uma ushukela wegazi ebangeni elikhethwe liphezulu kakhulu noma liphansi kakhulu. Abanye banganikeza nge-Beep Beep Uma ukwehla ushukela wegazi kwenzeka ngokushesha okukhulu.
Ukuthatha izinto isinyathelo esisodwa, Kunezinzwa eyodwa eyodwa entsha emakethe eyenzelwe ukuxhumana ngqo nephampu ye-insulin. Ngenkathi iphampu ingaphenduli ngqo imininingwane evela enzwaneni, kuyakwenza “nxusa” impendulo evela esigulini uma kunesidingo sokulungiswa ngokuya ngamaphethini ahlelelwe ukuthola. Inhloso yokugcina yalobu buchwepheshe “Vala i-loop” Ngokuzwa ngokuqhubekayo ukuthi umzimba udinga ini, bese ephendula ngokunikeza umthamo ofanele we-insulin. Ngenkathi lobu buchwepheshe buyiminyaka embalwa ekwenziweni, izitebhisi kule ndlela ziyaqhubeka zikhula.