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Diabetes and It's Homoeopathic Management July 2021;8(2):3-9 Diabetes and it's either the pancreas not producing enough insulin or the cells of the body not responding properly to the Homoeopathic management insulin produced. Dr Ankita Chahar, India Introduction Correspondence: [email protected] What is Diabetes mellitus? Diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat ABSTRACT and protein metabolism resulting from defect in insulin secretion, insulin action or both. This article tells about the Diabetes mellitus and its homoeopathic management, Diabetes is due to Etiologic classification of disorders of Glycemia: TYPE 1 TYPE 2 Other types Gestational Diabetes Beta cell destruction, May range from a) Genetic defects of beta Diabetes diagnosed usually leading to predominantly insulin cell function during pregnancy. absolute insulin resistance with b) genetic defects in It is due to when the deficiency- relative insulin insulin action insulin receptors do not a)Autoimmune deficiency to a c)Disease of exocrine function properly. predominantly pancreas Usually goes away after b) Idiopathic secretory defect d)Endocrinopathies birth, but increased risk With or without e)Drug or chemical of developing type 2 insulin resistance induced diabetes mellitus for f)infections mother and child. g)uncommon forms of immune mediated diabetes h) other genetic syndromes sometimes associated with diabetes. 3 Page Indexed in: July 2021;8(2):3-9 Chart from normal to diabetic phase: SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS: TYPE 1 TYPE 2 LETHARGY POLYDIPSIA STUPOR POLYPHAGIA WEIGHT LOSS BLURRED VISION SMELL OF ACETONE POLYURIA KUSSMAUL BREATHING (HYPER - GLYCOSURIA VENTILATION) NAUSEA,VOMITING ABDOMINAL PAIN 4 Page Indexed in: July 2021;8(2):3-9 WHO DIABETES DIAGNOSTIC CRITERIA: Condition 2hour Fasting glucose glucose HbA1c unit mmol/l mmol/l mmol/mol Dcct% (mg/dl) (mg/dl) Normal <7.8(<140) <6.1(<110) <42 <6.0 Diabetes ≥11.1( ≥200) ≥7.0( ≥126) ≥48 ≥6.5 Mellitus COMPLICATIONS: Damage to Damage to Damage to Damage to blood kidney- nerves-Diabetic eyes- vessels- Diabetic neuropathy Diabetic cardiovascula nephropath 5 Page Indexed in: July 2021;8(2):3-9 Homeopathic approach and Diet management: Diabete s Homoeopathi Diet Exercise, c medicines and Yoga regime n What is the Homoeopathic approach 6. Reduce oil intake and avoid fried food. In order to to control Diabetes Mellitus reduce the intake of oil, always bake, steam or sauté the food instead of frying. 7. Honey can be used instead of sugar. a) Ways to maintain blood sugar level 8. Eat as much as cooked and raw garlic regulating diet: 9. Include raw onions as they lower blood sugar 1. In cereals, whole wheat is better than rice as it levels. contains an enzyme called ‘ascarbose’ that allows 10. Exercise or go for walk for about 30 minutes carbohydrates to be absorbed slowly, thus daily. preventing blood sugar from rising rapidly. 11. Practice Yoga. 2. Wheat sprouts keep the blood sugar level under 12. Try to remain stress free and without any anxiety control. as stress impairs the production of insulin. 3. Cottage cheese, curd and buttermilk provide the necessary proteins. Other dietary measures: 4. In each meal, have only one source of protein like 1. Fenugreek (Methi) seeds, when given in either dal or curd or low fat milk. The protein should varying doses of 25 grams to 100 grams daily, not be concentrated and so one must not have thick diminish reactive hyperglycemia in diabetic dal, it should be diluted with water. Buttermilk also patients. Soak 10-12 fenugreek (methi) seeds should be diluted to reduce the intake of fat. in one fourth cup of water overnight and have 5. Reduce the consumption of fat in your daily diet. the seeds and the water, next day in the Instead of full dairy products, have low fat dairy morning with glass of water. products. Low fat milk is as good as full fat milk or 2. Eating French beans, runner beans regularly whole milk except that it does not contain any fat help in maintaining blood sugar level. which is one of the main causes for many ailments. 6 Page Indexed in: July 2021;8(2):3-9 3. Daily consumption of one glass of bitter gourd Useful in restoring power to the weakened ciliary (karela) is beneficial. muscles. 4. Adding lady finger (Bhindi/okra) and Drum sticks (sahjan ki phalli) in diet are also Euphatorium Perforatum: beneficial especially as soup or boiled daily Burning in bladder and urethra on urinating consumption help in maintaining blood sugar ,Constant desire. In general patient experience level. tiredness. Weakness, uneasiness in limbs, with numbness and gnawing pains, urination frequent and scanty. Homoeopathic medicines: Homoeopathic approach for Diabetes mellitus is Squilla maritima: strictly individualizing every single case, analyzing Urine is passed several times during the day and at the physical as well as mental constitutional symptoms and selecting single homoeopathic night. Much urging to urinate. Involuntary spurting remedy. of urine while coughing or sneezing. Homoeopathic medicines for Homoeopathic medicine for Type 2 Diabetes insipidus: Diabetes Mellitus and it’s Acetic acid: complications: It is adapted to pale, wax, emaciated persons with Arsenic brom: great debility. They pass large quantities of pale It has proven to be great anti psoric and anti urine with great burning thirst. syphilitic remedy. Patients who have suffered with syphilis, herpetic eruption, glandular tumors, itching Acid phos. Q over entire body. Debility is very marked in this remedy, particularly Diabetes with constipation and thirst, given in 1X mental debility. It is adapted to people who are very dilution. Three drops a dose thrice daily. nervous. Person who cannot collect his thoughts or find the right words to express himself. And diabetes Carbolic Acid: due to disappointed love, grief, worry and anxiety. It is a powerful irritant and antiseptic. There is The patient passes urine several times during the constant tired, heavy feeling in left arm, cramps in night only. Patient passes large quantity of legs especially during walking. Frequent urination at colourless urine. This cures diabetes of all kinds. night. Urine is scanty, green or dark black. Reduced vision due to diabetes. Eye lens are Carbuncle of diabetic patients. sensitive to blood sugar changes and too high levels of sugar can cause it to swell and change Cantharidinum Q : shape thus altering its optical properties. Blood sugar increases with high blood pressure. 10 Alfalfa : drops given three times a day gives good result. Polyuria ,frequent desire to urinate. Urine contains abnormal amount of urea and phosphates. Cephalendra Indica Q: It works in both types of diabetes. There is profuse Argentum nitricum: urination-weakness and exhaustion after urination, Frequent and profuse urination. May be passed sugar in the urine. Best results obtained giving unconsciously, day and night. Dribbling of urine. before meals three times a day. For cure of old Urine may contain sugar or may not contain sugar. ulcers In Diabetic patients. It is useful for polyuria in diabetes mellitus or diabetes insipidus.The patient should have great desire for sweets. Chionanthus virginica: 7 Page Indexed in: July 2021;8(2):3-9 It is good remedy for pre diabetic state and Lacticum acidum: diabetes in patient suffering from liver disese, Persistent hunger and dry tongue. Copious frequent urination bile and sugar in urine. Urine urine,nausea,debility,great hunger,gastralgia and very dark, yellow.Insulin Resistant. rheumatic pains in joints of the shoulder,knees,rist with great weakness. Codenium: There is great thirst with desire for bitter Lycopus virginicus Q: substances. when there is excessive skin irritation Drinks large quantity of water, passes nine to (Itching due to diabetes mellitus).Sleepiness, eleven quarts of urine a day, fearful thirst nothing drowsy feeling. The quantity of urine increased. but colder water satisfied. Urine containing sugar must rise at night to urinate and emaciation. Crataegus Q: Very irritable unless spoken to very softly, was not Diabetes especially in children. inclined to talk even to her own family. Fenugreek Q: Magnesia Sulph: It controls diabetes and reduce sugar in blood and The urine is greenish when passed,but later urine. Also controls simple polyuria. becomes clear coloured,urine in large quantities. The diuretic action of the drug with great thirst has Glycerinum: led to its successful use in diabetes. This remedy seems to act deeply and long. Diabetes with weakness, headache, profuse and Pepsinum: frequent urination. Sugar in urine with acetone. Diabetes due to the illness of the pancreas and With or without albumin or casts and with or gout. without rheumatism. Phosphorus: Gymnema Sylvester Q: Diabetes preceded or accompanied by disease of It is a great sugar killer excellent medicine for pancreas. diabetes mellitus profuse urination loaded with Dryness of the mouth. Thirst for cold water. Hunger sugar. It is specially useful when the patient has an soon after eating. Diabetes in tubercular patients, abolished taste for bitter things. or in patients suffering from rheumatism. The passing of large quantity of urine causes marked weakness. There is burning all over the Syzygium Jambolum Q: body. Useful for diabetic carbuncle. This remedy cause marked degree of diminution and disappearance of sugar in the urine. Very large Helonias Q: amount of urine. There is great tiredness, general feeling of malaise, languor,unusually tired, yet knows no reason sense Prickly heat in the upper part of the body and small of profound debility with copious urination. It is pimples itch violently and great thirst weakness useful in first stage of diabetes insipidus and emaciation with specific gravity high. old ulcers of diabetes mellitus. skin .Diabetic ulceration. Insulinum 3x: Thuja: It may be used in the beginning of the treatment Diabetes in patient who had history of suppressed and thereafter intercurrently.It helps production of gonorrhea, or suffered from gonorrhea.
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