Diseases we treat "DIABETES"

Choose 'DISEASES WE TREAT' from the below list: 1. Migraine 2. Diabetes 3. Gynecological 4. Heart 5. Lower Back Ache 6. Arthritis 7. Obesity 8. High Blood Pressuree
Diabetes is an illness in which the body does not use or produce insulin properly. Insulin is a hormone needed by the body to properly utilize sugar obtained from food. The causes of diabetes are unknown, although genetic and environmental factors appear to play roles.

There are different types of diabetes.

• Type 1 diabetes - This type of diabetes is known as insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). Patients with this type of diabetes must use insulin to control blood glucose levels.

• Type 2 diabetes - This type of diabetes is also called adult-onset diabetes, or non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM). Depending on severity, patients with this type of diabetes can control their condition through diet and exercise. Oral diabetes medication is used if needed. If the condition is severe, type 2 diabetics also use insulin injections.

• Gestational diabetes - This type of diabetes is known as diabetes of pregnancy. It usually goes away after the pregnancy is over.

Type 1 and type 2 diabetes have some similarities. They both share one central feature – elevated blood sugar (glucose) levels from either a lack of insulin or impaired response of the body to insulin. Insulin is a key regulator of the body’s metabolism. A diabetic diet for these conditions is similar and is important to diabetes management.

Holistic Perspective

The main causative factor of this disease is said to be the kapha which gets vitiated due to the improper food habits and sedentary lifestyle of a person. It is told in ancient text that if a person is unable to share his hidden suppressed emotions, and is unable to express one’s emotions and develops a nature of difficulty in accepting things as they are, then the mind becomes over active and disturbed and leads to development of improper life style. The bodily kapha gets disturbed and affects the water balance of the body (Kledovaha srotas) and the Agni in the dhatus thereby leading to the development of a metabolic syndrome like diabetes.

The causative emotions associated with this disease regardless of Type, are many including inability to give that which needs to be given, an inability to share and communicate. People with diabetes also show a remarkable inability to accept situations and resolve them.