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December 21, 2009
Prevention and Management of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yoga, Biofeedback and Plant Based Ayurvedic Therapy
Dubey.G.P.
Principal Investigator of Projects of Centre of Psychosomatic and Biofeedback Medicine, Institute of Medical Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, UP, India.
gpdubey13@yahoo.co.in
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Abstract
According to recent estimates the, world wide human population appears to be an epidemic of diabetes mellitus. Despite the great strides that have been made in understanding and management of diabetes, the disease and disease related complications are increasing. As per WHO report it is indicated that the Diabetes Mellitus is one of the major killers of our time. The South East Asian population is more at risk of development of Diabetes mellitus and Coronary Heart Disease than other part of the world. At present it is estimated that 150 millions people are suffering from diabetes, almost 5 times more than the estimates of 10 years ago. This number may probably be double by 2025. Diabetes mellitus is a clinical syndrome characterized by hyperglycemia due to absolute or relative deficiency of insulin. This is a chronic condition and may produce variety of complications like retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy and vasculopathy including endothelial dysfunction.
Recent studies have shown that stress play a major role in the regulation of glucose metabolism. R. Canons (1922) demonstrated the role of fear in the elevation of fasting blood glucose level in experimental animals. In recent year several epidemiological studies have shown that life stress play an important role in the prevalence of type-2 diabetes mellitus. Life style modification yoga relaxation, meditation and pranayama have shown beneficial effects in the management of type-2 diabetes mellitus. Several pro-inflammatory cytokines have shown elevated level in the pre-diabetic. Intervention of plant based drugs yogic practices play an important role in the overall management of type-2 diabetes mellitus and severe diabetes also. In addition to the conventional drug yoga play an important role in the prevention of diabetes associated complications. In the present study we have selected one of the Indian plants Salacia oblonga in the prevention and management of type-2 diabetes mellitus and associated complications. In clinical cases treatment with Salacia along with meditation practices is useful in overall management of type-2 diabetes mellitus.
