I-Semaglutide iwumkhiqizo wezempilo owaziwa ngokuthi "idivayisi yokwehlisa isisindo", eholela ekunciphiseni isisindo ngokulawula ukukhiqizwa kwe-insulin ne-glucagon. Lesi sithako sithandwa kakhulu emakethe kangangokuthi abantu abaningi bayaqiniseka ngezinzuzo zaso zokunciphisa isisindo kangangokuthi usomabhizinisi osomabhizinisi u-Elon Musk wathumela ku-Twitter ngo-Okthoba 2022 ukuthi wayesebenzise i-Semaglutide ekuguquleni kwakhe ukunciphisa isisindo. Ngo-Okthoba 1, umlandeli wathumela isithombe sakhe wambuza ukuthi iyini "imfihlo" yakhe yokunciphisa isisindo. "Ukuzila ukudla," kuphendula uMusk, ngaphambi kokunezela: "Futhi Wegovy."
Indlela yokusebenza kwe-Semaglutide ukulawula amazinga kashukela egazini kanye nokusetshenziswa kwamandla ngokulingisa isenzo se-insulin ne-glucagon, ukuze kufezwe ukwehla kwesisindo. I-insulin iyi-hormone ekhuthaza ukumuncwa nokusetshenziswa kwe-glucose ngenkathi ivimbela ukuqhekeka nokwakheka kwamafutha. I-Glucagon ingandisa ukubola nokusetshenziswa kwamafutha futhi ikhuthaze ukushiswa kwamafutha. I-Semaglutide ingalingisa isenzo sala ma-hormone amabili, ngaleyo ndlela ilawule ukusetshenziswa kwamandla futhi inciphise ukuqongelela kwamafutha.
Ngokuqondile, i-Semaglutide ingafinyelela ukulahlekelwa isisindo ngezindlela ezilandelayo:
Ukunciphisa isifiso sokudla: I-Semaglutide ingasebenza ngesistimu yezinzwa ephakathi ukucindezela isifiso sokudla nokunciphisa inani lokudla okudliwayo.
Khuthaza ukushiswa kwamafutha: I-Semiglutide ingandisa ukuqhekeka nokusetshenziswa kwamafutha, ikhuthaze ukushiswa kwamafutha, ngaleyo ndlela inciphise ukunqwabelana kwamafutha.
Lawula amazinga kashukela egazini: I-Semaglutide ingalawula amazinga kashukela egazini futhi ivimbele ushukela egazini ukuthi ungakhuphuki kakhulu noma uphansi kakhulu, ngaleyo ndlela inciphise ukwakheka nokuqongelela kwamafutha.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Septhemba-28-2023
