Title: Emphasis of Naturopathy in the Management of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Authors: Rukamani Nair, Deepali Saxena, Naorem Jiteswori Devi, Ranjna Chawla, V. R. Sood
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.18535/jmscr/v4i12.112
Abstract
The aim of the study was to test the efficacy of a four month naturopathy programme for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. In this randomized controlled study, 91 patients were selected as subjects, among them 46 participants in the intervention group were asked to attend 60 minutes of naturopathy session for a period of 4 months. The sessions were conducted five times in a week for first month, thrice in a week for second month, twice in a week for third month and once in a week for fourth month. The control group 45 subjects did not receive any naturopathy intervention only medications. Basal recordings of following criterion variables namely, System score (B.P, weight, BMI & W/H ratio), glycemic status (blood sugar fasting, post prandial and HBA1C), lipid profile (cholesterol, triglycerides and HDL), oxidative stress (glutathione peroxidase and total antioxidative capacity), hormonal status (adiponectin, insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity and beta cell function)were assessed before and after the period of four months in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.The study showed a significant improvement inglycemic status (blood glucose fasting and PP, HBA1C), HDL, Adiponectin, glutathione peroxidase, Insulin sensitivity and beta cell function in intervention group while control group showed significant improvement in only few parameters. Naturopathy helps in inducing positive health, alleviating the symptoms of disease by acting at physical and mental levels.
Keywords: Type 2 Diabetes mellitus, Naturopathy, Fasting blood glucose (FBG), Post prandial blood glucose (PPBG), Body Mass Index (BMI).
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