Introduction
Diabetes has emerged as a global health hazard. India has the second largest number of its patients in the world. China has the highest number of diabetics globally. in India more than 77 million people above the age of 18 years are suffering from diabetes
and nearly 25 million people are prediabetics. These diabetics will develop diabetes in near future. There are three main types of diabetes. Type 1 diabetes ( T1DM) and Type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and gestational diabetes but more than 90% people have type 2 diabetes.
What is type 2 diabetes
Type 2 diabetes is a condition where a combination of insulin resistance and reduced insulin production cause continuously high blood sugar levels called hyperglycemia. Repeated exposure of glucose and insulin to the body cell create resistance for the effect of insulin due to this reason More and more insulin is needed to excite the cells to take up and use glucose.
Diagnosis
If you have fasting blood sugar more than 126 mg/dl or random blood sugar more than 200 mg/dl or Hba1c more than 6.5 then you may have diabetes
Similarly, if your fasting blood sugar is between 100 – 125 mg/dl or your post 2-hour glucose is between 140-199 mg/dl or Hba1c between 5.7 – 6.4 then you may be called prediabetics.
Causes
Lack of exercise, luxury, more intake of carbohydrates, bakery products, milk products, excess sleep, obesity and family history of diabetes.
Symptoms
Excess thirstiness (polydipsia), frequent urination (polyuria), excessive hunger, tiredness, delayed wound healing, blurred vision, weight loss, glucose in the urine, oral infection etc.
Ayurvedic treatment
Simple remedies
1. Take 50 ml of decoction of vijayasara ( pterocarpous marsupium) and chirayata once daily in empty stomach
2. Take 20 ml juice of Bael leaves ( Aegle marmelos) and 10 ML juice of Neem leaves ( azadirachta Indica) together one daily in empty stomach
3. Take 20 ml juice of bitter gourd once daily in empty stomach
4. Make following hurbal mixture
– guduchi ( giloy), gurmar (shardunika), kutki each 1 part and punarnava 2 parts
Take 1/2 teaspoon powder of this mixture 3 times a day
5. Take 1-gram turmeric powder with Aloe vera juice a few minutes before meals 2 to 3 times a day . You can carry on this process for a month then reevaluate your condition, clinical examination recommend that a person who is depending on insulin Will undergo a markedly reduced need for insulin, diabetes can often be brought under control.It shows best result in initial stage of the disease
6. For sever or long term conditions of diabetes the main herb is shilajit. Shilajit must be taken with gurmar for best results.
7. Soak 1 teaspoon of fenugreek seeds ( methi) in water overnight – take in the morning daily
8. Take Jamun ( syzygium cumin) seeds powder half teaspoon with water twice a day.
Recommended classical formulation
1. chandraprabha vati – 2 tab twice a day
2. Vasanta kusumakar rasa – 1 tab daily, it is a special mineral preparation best for sever diabetes cases.
3. Shiva gutika – 1 tab twice a day
4. Nishamalaki powder 3 – 4 gram with water twice a day.
5. Asanadi kwatha – 20 ML with equal amount of water twice a day.
6. Himalaya Diabecon DS 2 tablet twice a day
7. Madhumehari grunles 1 tablespoon twice a day.
Diet
Early morning, Take wheat grass juice or green tea early morning
In breakfast, Take oatmeal porridge or wheat porridge with low fat milk or cow milk
In lunch, brown rice, mixed vegetables, cucumber salad, buttermilk (chhaach)
In evening snake, sprouted black chana chaat or sprouted moong dal
In dinner, whole wheat roti with no ghee, palak tofu, mixed vegetables salad
Bedtime, low fat milk