Uhambo ngomlando wesifo sikashukela
Uphenyo ngemvelaphi kanye nokuvela kokwelashwa kwesifo sikashukela
Diabetes, esinye sezifo ezivame kakhulu emhlabeni wonke, sine- umlando omude noyinkimbinkimbi kusukela ezinkulungwaneni zeminyaka. Lesi sihloko sihlola umsuka walesi sifo, izincazelo zakuqala kanye nokwelashwa, kuze kufike ekuthuthukisweni kwesimanje okuguqule ukuphathwa kwesifo sikashukela.
Izimpande zasendulo zesifo sikashukela
The inkomba yokuqala ebhaliwe isifo sikashukela sitholakala ku I-Ebers Papyrus, kusukela ngo-1550 BC, lapho kukhulunywa khona ngokuthi “ukususa umchamo omningi kakhulu“. Le ncazelo ingase ibhekisele ku-polyuria, uphawu oluvamile lwalesi sifo. Imibhalo ye-Ayurvedic waseNdiya, cishe ngekhulu lesi-5 noma lesi-6 BC, wachaza nesimo esaziwa ngokuthi “madhumeha” noma “umchamo omnandi,” ngaleyo ndlela kuqashelwe ukuba khona kukashukela emchamweni futhi kusikisele izindlela zokwelapha lesi sifo.
Intuthuko emandulo kanye neNkathi Ephakathi
Ngo-150 AD, udokotela ongumGreki I-Areteo wachaza lesi sifo ngokuthi “ukuncibilika kwenyama nezitho emchameni", ukumelwa okuyingcaca kwezimpawu ezibhubhisayo zesifo sikashukela. Sekungamakhulu eminyaka, isifo sikashukela sitholwa ngokunambitheka okumnandi komchamo, indlela yakudala kodwa ephumelelayo. Kwaze kwaba sekhulwini le-17 lapho igama elithi “mellitus” yengezwe egameni lesifo sikashukela ukuze kugcizelelwe lesi sici.
Ukutholwa kwe-insulin
Naphezu kwemizamo eminingi yokuphatha lesi sifo ngokudla nokuzivocavoca, ngaphambi kokutholakala kwe-insulin, lesi sifo siholele ekufeni ngaphambi kwesikhathi. Ukuphumelela okukhulu kwangena 1922 nini UFrederick Banting nethimba lakhe belaphe ngempumelelo isiguli esinesifo sikashukela nge insulin, abaholayo Umklomelo KaNobel Kwezokwelapha ngonyaka olandelayo.
Isifo sikashukela namuhla
Namuhla, ukwelashwa kwesifo sikashukela kuye kwashintsha kakhulu njengoba i-insulin isele ukwelashwa okuyisisekelo kwesifo sikashukela sohlobo loku-1, kuyilapho ezinye izidakamizwa zenzelwe ukusiza ukulawula amazinga kashukela egazini. Iziguli ezinesifo sikashukela zingakwazi ukuziqapha amazinga kashukela egazini nokuphatha lesi sifo ngokushintsha indlela yokuphila, ukudla, ukuvivinya umzimba, i-insulin, neminye imithi.
Umlando walesi sifo awugcini nje ngokugqamisa umzabalazo omude wesintu wokusinqoba kodwa futhi nentuthuko ebalulekile yezokwelapha eye yathuthukisa izinga lokuphila ezigidini zabantu emhlabeni wonke.
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