Ayurvedic Management of Type II Diabetes Mellitus: A Case Study

Abstract

Diabetes mellitus is a major growing concern all over the world. There are not many published literatures available documenting the effectiveness of Ayurveda intervention on diabetes mellitus. This report is about a case in which successful reversal of diabetes mellitus was achieved in a patient who reported with glycosylated Hb percentage (HbA1C) as high as 11.6%. patient had classical symptoms of diabetes mellitus, like- increased frequency of micturition, polydipsia, fatigue and sudden weight loss. His fasting blood glucose level was 401mg/dl and post prandial glucose level of 569.4mg/dl. Furthermore, his HbA1C was 11.6%. patient was diagnosed with Kaphaj Prameha based on his specific clinical symptoms. Treatment was planned and given according to classical Ayurveda intervention for Kaphaj Prameha. The patient responded well to the treatment. His HbA1C reduced to 5.8% in a span of 4 months and furthermore, to 5.5% in 9 months. The case report shows the effectiveness of Ayurvedic intervention in diabetes mellitus. Since it is a case report, its scope is constrained; yet, it can be interpreted as information that could result in new studies and developments in the area of Ayurvedic clinical practice.