What it is?

Diabetes Mellitus is a metabolic condition caused by a lack of insulin hormone production (Type 1 diabetes) or inadequate insulin hormone production (Type 2 diabetes), which improves sugar metabolism. Patients develop high blood sugar as a result of this.

Blood glucose can lead to an illness called diabetes, which is becoming too high if this happens. Three major types of diabetes are diagnosed as type 1, type 2, and gestational diabetes.

Type 2 diabetes affects 90 percent of diabetics. Diabetic retinopathy affects the skin, diabetic nephropathy affects the kidneys, diabetic neuropathy affects the nerves, and diabetic cardiopathy affects the core. The patient can lose weight, experience numbness in his limbs, and experience cardiac arrest. Our bodies often do not contain or are incapable of using enough insulin properly.

Ayurvedic view on diabetes

The three doshas naturally present in our bodies are Vata, Pitta, and Kapha. Because of the wrong habitats, all three, in particular Kapha, are imbalanced, harming or causing fluidity/liquidity/or Jal ( water) as a major constituent, such as Meda, Maans, Majja, Vasa, Lasika or Jal (water).

All this damages the mutra or urine in Basti and causes the above symptoms called Prameha or diabetes.

Sushruta has taken diabetes further and has split it into two groups.

Sahaja has a very similar characteristic of Type I, as it has been identified as inherited, due to defects in parental genes. It is also listed as diabetes in juveniles. The people who have Sahaja usually are Vata with slender, dry skin, low appetite, and a highly active character.

Type-II diabetes is close to apathyanimittaja. It is generally acquired later in life due to poor diet and lifestyle. The patients typically have overweight conditions. Because of this and the holistic approach of Ayurveda, Ayurveda has been regarded as a viable way of fighting diabetes of type II.

From an Ayurvedic perspective, a build-up of tissue toxins that trigger imbalances in all three Doshas is the ultimate cause of Type II diabetes. This toxin accumulation is caused by poor diet, weak digestion, stress, and stay in excess of sleep. The simple cure method for diabetes is to help your patients get the Doshas back to their normal state of balance (Prakriti) (and all other diseases too).

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How effective is Ayurveda?

While conventional medicine focuses on the patient’s primary symptom, Ayurveda views the patient holistically and addresses the underlying cause of the issue. Ayurveda assists you in making basic dietary adjustments and facilitates physical exercises such as Yoga – both of which assist the body in naturally fighting back.

Ayurveda is special in this regard. The old medical discipline treats a whole person, not part of himself. Not just a mix of extremities is our body. All the organs work together to keep us alive and safe.

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Role of Ayurveda in Type 1 diabetes:

• Helps regulate blood sugar
• Cure and avoid problems in the skin, such as skin injuries and chronic skin infections
• Prevent diabetic neuropathy with Manjishtadi Kwatham Tablets, Pravala Bhasmam Capsules, and Chandraprabha Vati medicines, etc.

Role of Ayurveda in pre-diabetes

• Improvements in food and lifestyle contribute to stable blood sugar levels.
• Simple Ayurvedic medications in lower doses, if improvements in diet and lifestyle do not heal fully.

Role of Ayurveda in Type 2 diabetes:

• Maintain stable blood sugar levels using Ayurvedic medication and improvements in lifestyles and diets.
• Ayurvedic medicines dependent on blood sugar levels are used in low to high doses
• Suppress diabetes symptoms

Diabetes – Ayurvedic treatment

Ayurveda divides patients into two groups when it comes to diabetes treatment:

1. Obese (fat/stout/bulky/voluminous/overweight) patients.
2. lean (Thin)

• For obese individuals, the prescribed ayurvedic diabetes treatment is Vaman or, on occasion, Virechan or Basti, which are all forms of Panchakarma.

• Ayurvedic diabetes medicine is favoured over Panchakarma for the lean group.

The key concepts of ayurvedic diabetes treatment include increasing the Agni(digestive fire), both in the intestine and cellular levels, increasing the metabolism of the liver, reducing the load on the liver, and lowering Kapha and Meda in the body.

Ayurveda Therapy for Diabetes:

Panchakarma therapy greatly supports a person in diabetes management.

A patient first goes through pre-procedure treatments, which brace him or her for the procedures ahead.

To loosen the toxins and open up the circulation channels, the individual is given an oleation treatment, followed by a steam bath to prepare the body to eliminate these wastes.

Pre-operative therapies for Diabetes:

1. Kneading therapy with herbal powder:

In this treatment, highly soothing pastes are used on the skin of a person to alleviate mental stress, improve the memory capacity of the person, and calm the body and the Nervous System.
During this therapy, the herbal paste is used made from gooseberry, henna, asparagus, mooring, sandalwood, etc.

2. Oleation Therapy:

This therapy is for diabetes care First, an oil massage is carried out and then herbal oils or medically rich buttermilk are slowly poured on the forehead of an individual which relaxes the mind and reduces tension.
If this treatment is regularly pursued 2-3 weeks, it helps to manage diabetes.

3. Foot Massage Therapy:

It affects our hormonal secretions directly in the endocrine & metabolic systems. It increases the feeling of a positive factor in blood (hormones-serotonin etc.) to make a person relax.

Post – Procedure for Diabetes:

The person’s body is loosened and comfortable after the preoperative procedure. Panchakarma therapies are widely used by Ayurveda practitioners for the treatment of Diabetes Purgation & Medicated Enema.

1. Purgation Therapy:

This therapy is particularly successful for diabetes and is carried out under strict supervision through Ayurvedic practitioners by vomiting by herbal medicines. The toxin in the upper sections of the body can be eliminated.

The patient has to drink medicated milk, tea, or herbal drink before the belly is full. A small amount of medicinal decoction is then provided with honey, made from black pepper, beetle killer root, and tamarind.
The vomiting is not painful in purgatory and a person is relaxed and light following it.

2. Medicated Enema Therapy:

Medicated enema therapy for the treatment of diabetes is strongly recommended. During the therapy, healed decoctions are used to extract accumulated contaminants and metabolic waste using an anal route by means of herbal pastes and oils like dill seeds, bael, honey, rock salt, etc.

 Post-operative therapies for Diabetes

If the pre-operative treatment has been completed, the person must be subjected to post-operative therapy to return to normal life easily. An individual should keep a strict diet in order to prevent a few foods that may be harmful. During this phase. Ayurvedic herbs and medicinal products must also be taken from time to time to heal and stabilize the body of a person.

1. Ayurvedic Diet:

In Ayurveda, food is medicine. The following are some basic diet recommendations for treating diabetes, especially Type II.

• Avoid foods that contain refined and processed sugars.

• Consume smaller portions and allow at least three hours between meals.

• Consume a number of whole vegetables and grains on a daily basis.

• Avoid all forms of alcohol

• Cook with less salt

• Limit your intake of rice, potatoes, sweet fruits, wheat, fried foods, and red meat.

2. Yoga:

Yoga therapy helps stimulate and enhance glucose homeostasis activity. Because of these postures, abdominal organs receive a good massage that enhances their respective organs’ work. The strength & elasticity of muscles also increases. Blood flow increases and hits the appropriate amounts of target organs that can help a diabetic patient quickly heal its wounds. Finally, the cellular level increases oxygenation.

Our Take

As a cure to every illness, concentrate on progressing gradually and keep on encouraging the customers, even if the results are not immediate. The symptoms of diabetes will take some time to turn around, but with moderation and a shift in diet, workout, and lifestyles, your clients are able to cure diabetes and live a long and stable life.- Dr. Soumya Hullannavar

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We have a very mechanical life in today’s world. Our lives are largely dictated by technology, which causes us to become inactive and sedentary. To go along with our sedentary lifestyle, we eat a diet that is high in processed foods, fast food, and sugary beverages, all of which are bad for our health.
In our previous article, we discussed what causes diseases generally. We gave you examples of how we can trigger an imbalance in our bodies, which can lead to a variety of illnesses and diseases. Diabetes, for example, is referred to in Ayurveda as “Prameha.“

Diabetes is caused by an abnormal amount of glucose in the blood, also known as high blood sugar or hyperglycemia. When blood sugar levels rise, the pancreas releases insulin into the bloodstream. It is described as a metabolic condition in which an individual has high blood glucose (blood sugar) levels, either as a result of insufficient insulin output, or as a result of the body’s cells failing to respond properly to the generated insulin, or both!

Diabetes is generally divided into two types:

1. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus

Diabetes is an autoimmune condition in which the body’s immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas, causing blood sugar and glucose levels to rise. Urination is frequent, thirst is intense, hunger is intense, and weight loss is rapid.

2. Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

 This usually happens as we get older or gain weight. Even though the body produces insulin, its sensitivity is reduced to a minimum in this situation, and it does not respond as well as it should. Fatigue, vision disturbance, and slow wound and cut healing are all signs that are close to Type 1.

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Ayurveda & Diabetes

Prameha, which means “Obstinate Urinary Disease” in English, is a group of diseases described in Ayurveda. This category includes all disorders involving the urinary system, such as excessive urination, diabetes, and so on.

In Ayurveda, diabetes is classified into 20 forms based on the dominant Doshas in the body. This equates to four Vata-related types, six Pitta-related types, and ten Kapha-related types. If Prameha is not treated, it develops into “Madumeha,” or Diabetes Mellitus (Type 2).

Ayurveda defines the classically related causes of diabetes:

• Lack of activity
• Sleep deprivation
• Excessive yogurt consumption
• Domestic, marine, and marshy animal meat soup
• News on sweet foods
• All other Kapha-inducing routines

Diabetes can develop in one of two ways, according to Ayurveda:

Dhatukshaya: loss of Dhatus or tissues in the body

Avarana: blockage of pathways or channels in the body

Blockage of channels is caused by increased Kapha Dosha or other tissues such as fat or muscle. Maturity-onset diabetes may result as a result of this.

Dhatukshaya is a form of juvenile diabetes in which the tissues are exhausted.

“Ojas” is the essence of digestion and thus life (it is also referred to as an extract of all Dhatus (body tissue) that provides power (Bala) to the body, mind, and soul). Ojas aids in the analysis of physical, emotional, sensory, and other functions. This essence of life is lost from the body in diabetes mellitus due to urinary excretion (hence Diabetes Mellitus is also known as Ojomeha) (Ojo: Ojas; meha: to flow or urination).

Symptoms:

Diabetes has three major signs (Rupas) according to Ayurveda. They are as follows:

• Polyuria (excessive urination)
• Urinary sweetness
• The sensation of sweetness in the body

Polydypsia (excess thirst), diarrhoea, headache, burning sensation, general debility, indigestion, necrosis, carbuncles, inflammatory lesions, muscle wasting, excessive sleep, and sluggishness are all signs and symptoms of diabetes.

Diabetes tends to affect all the Dhatus (tissues in the body):

Rasa (plasma): hyperglycaemia

Rakta (blood): deteriorated quality of the blood cells with increased viscosity and therefore become fragile.

Mamsa (muscles): muscle wasting, necrosis

Medhas (fat): hypertrophy of adipose tissue

Asthi (bone): de-mineralization of bone tissue, reduced density

Majja (nervous tissue): degeneration of brain tissue

Shukra (reproductive tissue): loss of libido, transmission to next generation

Sira (arteries): atherosclerosis

Tvak (skin): necrosis, ulcers, carbuncles

Snayu (nerves): neuropathies

Ayurvedic Management of Prameha

When diagnosed and treated early, the reversal of Prameha is easier and quicker.

The control of Kleda is the primary concern of the chikitsa prameha.

Treatment protocol:

Stimulating the digestive fire (Agni) is very important.

1. Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus:

Insulin is needed for those suffering from the juvenile type. However, even with insulin, a person can be weak all of the time and susceptible to infection. In such cases, a combination of insulin and Ayurvedic treatments is the best solution (especially to prevent complications). Bhumiamalaki and Guduchi are two herbs commonly used in such situations, as well as a limited diet consisting of bitter and astringent foods.

If Dhatukshaya (tissue depletion) is detected, only small amounts of nourishing foods are given.

If an autoimmune factor is present, Ama must be treated first, before any treatment options are considered.

2. Maturity Onset Diabetes Mellitus:

The treatment for this form of diabetes is determined by the stage of diagnosis.

1. Dietary restrictions and recommendations
2. Nutritional recommendations, food restrictions, and Yoga exercises
3. Shodhana (Ayurvedic detoxification, such as Panchakarma), dietary recommendations, Yoga exercises, and Ayurvedic herbal preparations

If an individual is physically fit, all five Panchakarma acts can be performed. If an individual is physically poor, the best course of action is Basti (enema treatment).

3. Food: 

Bitter, astringent foods are foods that help keep blood sugar levels in check. Barley, mung beans, and bitter gourd are all excellent choices. A pacifying diet for the Kapha dosha should be observed. It is helpful to consume a lot of cooked green vegetables. Any bitter plant or fruit seed is edible.

4. Herbs:

Herbs with a bitter flavour are beneficial.

Prameha’s Chikitsa also relies on the patient’s physical strength.

5. Yoga:

Yoga is a calming practice for the Kapha dosha. Yoga exercises are beneficial. Mayurasana is a very useful Yoga posture (peacock position). Surya Namaskara, Trikonasana, Bhujangasana, Shalabhasana, and Pavana Muktasana are some of the other roles. Pranayama for diabetes is alternate nostril breathing.

Note: Symptomatic management is possible without panchakarma but root level correction cannot be made as it is by Ayurveda.

Our Take

“Ayurvedic medicines and daily diabetes-relaxing yoga exercises help to strengthen the pancreas and rejuvenate it to secrete a sufficient amount of the human body insulin. While there is no physician claiming to cure diabetes in particular diabetes type I completely, some Ayurvedic practitioners believe that lifestyle changes, daily yoga, and prescribed ayurvedic medications can to some degree reverse diabetes even if the disorder is diagnosed early on”, Say’s Dr. Dr Soumya Hullannavar

At EliteAyurveda treatment center in Bangalore, Karnataka, we observe the traditional methods of Ayurvedic treatment in the management of diabetes (Prameha).

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By 2021, 463 million people in the world and 88 million in the Southeast Asian region may suffer from diabetes, according to the international diabetes federation (IDF). 77 million of these are from India, 88 million people. According to the IDF, 8.9 percent of the population has diabetes prevalence.

It is estimated that in India’s adult population, 72.96 million cases are diabetes. The prevalence in urban areas varies between 10.9 and 14.2 percent, while rural India was between 3.0 and 7.8 percent among the population of 20 years of age and above (INDIAB Study).

In India, the number of diabetics is forecast to increase further and to 123 million by 2035. (International Diabetes Federation). Not only are diabetes more numerous, but diabetes also has its earlier arrival, with many patients diagnosed with Type II Diabetes Mellitus (DM2) between 20-30. Two-thirds of patients with DM2 in India are also striking. Unlike in the West, where the majority of DM2 diabetic cases are obese, the majority of the population of India falls into underweight groups, otherwise referred to as Mellitus-based malnutrition (MRDM). In fact, medical studies have shown that children malnourished are more likely than adults to develop chronic diseases like diabetes. It was also found that maternal peri-conceptional nutrition could affect a fetus and predispose the fetus to some diabetes risk factors, including obesity.

An increase in diabetes in urban populations represents the rapid epidemiological transformation that has taken place in India, associated with changes in dietary habits. The current diabetes figures are likely to change with this change, reflecting a switch closely resembling western trends.

Ayurveda vs Allopathy

The prevailing systems of health care providers are Ayurveda and Allopathy. A brief overview of their beliefs and some of their fundamental differences must first be made clear to understand their role in the treatment of diabetes.

Ayurveda is a philosophy of life with the importance of life in Ayu and science in Veda. The philosophy of Ayurveda is known as an integral approach to mind, body, actions, and environment. The body is divided into three doshas, including three body humours, called Vata, Pitta and Kapha. These humour, monitor and regulate the catabolic and anabolic metabolism of the body. The fundamental principle of 11 Ayurveda physiology is to ensure that all processes flow through the body. In the end, the disease is created by blocking a channel. An ultimate key idea in Ayurveda is that the healing process is individualized. The treatment of illness depends significantly on the Ahar vihar, the patient’s psychophysiology.

Comparably, Allopathy is described as a system of medicine that employs all the measures which have proved of value when treating disease, also known as modern medicine, biomedicine, or western science. Of allopathy, the use of evidence-based medicine and scientific methods are the main aspects. Allopathy is also called the “branch of science,” which discusses any deformity and abnormality in living organisms in structures, physiology, mentality, and emotion. Other meanings include the foundation of natural sciences concepts and its analysis of biological, chemical, physical, and psychological body diseases caused by biological, physical, and psychological elements.

Ayurveda’s different approach to promoting fitness, preventing and treating illness, as compared to allopathy, is widely reported in much literature.

Ayurvedic Approach

Ayurveda uses differential diagnosis, unlike biomedicine where diagnostic categories are restricted and standardized. Take further to clarify how Ayurvedic medicine is precisely adjusted to the psycho-physiological and relative imbalances of the person. Moreover, as Leguizamon notes, the causes of disease are both biomedicine and Ayurveda. The difference is, however, that these agents are listed as secondary causes by Ayurveda with the spirit, mind, sense, and body as sources of disease. Leguizamon fosters a discussion of differences between Ayurveda and biomedicine, showing the ayurvedic body to be somewhat different from the western biomedicine anatomic body. The body is a compound of canals through which substances move through the lens of Ayurveda. The human body is represented in comparison as a computer which can be dissected by its portions under the biomedical glance. Finally, while modern medicine is set on a biomedical pedestal, in Ayurveda food is of equal significance. Ayurveda sees a patient’s diet as a crucial factor in disease prevention and therefore classifies it as one of the core health pillars of Ayurveda.

In the face of the rising prevalence of chronic disease, particularly, the lack of allopathic doctors in India becomes a growing problem. The Indian government has promoted and supported the use of AYUSH in the public health system, to address this issue. In this context, the 2014 Government National AYUSH Mission Report describes the vision of “improving access to services of [AYUSH] to provide cost-effectively and just AYUSH healthcare across the world.” The study also aims to “revitalize and reinforce the AYUSH structures, making them a key medical stream in tackling social health.” Other targets include improvement and “promotion of the quality standards of AYUSH drugs and the provision of AYUSH raw materials for sustainable supply” (19- 20). While AYUSH was embraced and approved by the government, allopathic medicine practitioners still have a lack of understanding and knowledge of AYUSH. Moreover, allopathy professionals have remained unaware of AYUSH’s values and capabilities even after having been co-existing for many years. During their training at various medical schools and adopting distinctive curriculums, they lack awareness among doctors of the other systems. This was also discussed by the Indian government. Following the 2011 annual health report for the public

When it comes to diabetes, called Prameha or Madhumeha in Ayurveda, which has its own traditional symptoms to diagnose the disease which corresponds to modern medicine, but in the present day most diabetics are diagnosed with diagnostic criteria, your blood sugar content must be raised fundamentally to become a diabetic and must not be symptomatic. Ayurveda does not only have major herbs such as Amalaki, Methi, asana, Kerala, haridra, etc, but also signs, symptoms, and other complications that are essential for the reduction of the sugar level. But allopathists do not realize that because modern science has to increase the type of medicinal products available for diabetes that can only regulate the amount of sugar in the body and the dosage, often if the tablets are not working with insulin injection, which is a complete replacement, several side effects might end. Despite having medicines and regulating the sugar levels, most patients of diabetic patients end up with diabetic complications, to recognize that allopathic medicines cure diabetes, but instead to regulate it via several side effects. That means that the doctor does not recognize diabetes Ayurveda and its reversal.

Our Take

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