In the Organon of medicine Aphorism 5, Dr. Samuel Hahnemann states that behind every chronic disease, accessory circumstances play a big role. Therefore diet, habit and life style factors are critical to the management of the diabetes disease as well as control its complications. This process is backed by many studies
Definition: Homeopathy is based on holistic approach and individualization of a particular case of the patient irrespective of their name of the diseases. In this context Diabetes Melitus can be defined Homeopathically as a chronic miasmatic disease affecting the metabolism of carbohydrate, protein, and fat characterized mainly by polyuria, polydipsia and polyphagia with varied complication, due to absolute deficiency of insulin or diminished effectiveness of it. According to international diabetes federation 2015 worldwide 387 million people living with diabetes but 46.3% undiagnosed. In the year 2014 death due to diabetes is 4.9 million also there is every 7 seconds one person dies due to diabetes
The homeopathic approach to treating Diabetes Mellitus
To control and prevention of diabetes mellitus we should give constitutional treatment to the patient with proper dietary, stress, live style management. Dr. Hahnemann as mentioned in `Medicine of experience’ that “… diabetes, pneumonia, phthisis, cancer, &c., and that although a great number of cases of each of these diseases present dissimilar characters, and therefore require a different treatment, yet some cases present so much resemblance among themselves in their symptoms and mode of cure that they should be considered as the same malady. This distinction, however, has not much practical, consequently little real value, for we ought to observe and investigate accurately each case, in order to find out what is the suitable remedy.”
On the basis of homeopathic philosophy diabetes is multi-miasmatic disease but may present with predominance of any one of them Psora or syphilis or sycosis according to their respective symptoms.
Common Constitutional medicine for Diabetes Treatment
| LACHESIS MUTUS | PHOSPHORIC ACID | |
| Climacteric ailments: hot flushes and hot perspiration | Patient became debilitated by loss of vital fluid, sexual excess | |
| Mental- excitability; great loquacity | Listless, apathetic; indifferent to affairs of life | |
| Left side principally affected | Craving for acids or refreshing things | |
| Intolerance of tight bands about neck or waist. | Diarrhoea painless;not debilitating | |
| Aggravation after sleep | Talking causes weakness in chest | |
| NATRUM MURIATTCUM | SULPHUR | |
| For the bad effects: of anger; of grief; excessive use of salts | Dirty filthy people | |
| Craving for salt; desire for bitter, fish | Standing is the worst position | |
| Face oily, shiny; perspiration ameliorate complaints | Complaints that are continually relapsing | |
| Needs Consolation | Sensation of burning | |
| Constipation | When carefully selected remedies fail to produce a favorable effect | |
| Cannot tolerate sun heat | Skin affections that have been treated with ointments | |
| Excessive thirst | Desire for sweet | |
| Dream of robbers | Diarrhea: driving out of bed early morning | |
| PHOSPHORUS | ||
| Blond, fine and very sensitive nature | ||
| Nervous, weak; oversensitiveness | ||
| Burning is the key feature | ||
| Longs for cold food and drink | ||
| Aversion to sweet | ||
| Aggravation during a thunder, storm, lying on left or painful side |
Specific Medicines for Diabetes Treatment in Homeopathy
| ABROMA AUGUSTA |
| Dryness of mouth with great thirst |
| Urinate profusely day and night |
| Become exhausted after urination |
| For excessive sugar in the urine there is white ulcers in the mouth of prepuce |
| Feels hungry and faint |
| Drowsiness and sleepiness, insufficient sleep |
| CEPHALANDRA INDICA |
| It may be used in cases of diabetes mellitus and insipidus of diabetic patients who pass large quantity of clear urine and unable to retain it. Moreover they feel scalding sensation in urethra and enuresis. These are leading symptoms. |
| GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE |
| Patient after large quantity of urination becomes tired |
| Burning sensation all over body is very common |
| He feels great thirsty and weak in sexual power |
| INSULINUM |
| The more chronic is the diarrhea the more insulinum is indicated. |
| Ailments with emaciation, debility, enlarged liver, when the indicated remedy does not react. |
| Craving for sweets. Voracious appetite. |
| Emaciation with loose bowls. Pain all over the body worse when constipated. Worse cold weather. |
| Feels as if constipated. Weakness worse after stool |
| SYZYGIUM JAMBOLANUM |
| It works when sugar is traced in urine. For getting rid of sugar or at least reduction of sugar in urine its effectiveness is profound. |
| Prickly heat, small red pimples |
| Thirst for large quantity of water, weakness and atrophy THYROIDINUM |
| A state of puffiness and obesity may be regarded as a keynote indication for Thyroidinum Clarke |
| Desire for sweets and thirst for cold water |
| Vomiting of pregnancy |
| Psoriasis associated with adiposity |
| Easy fatigue, weak pulse, tendency to fainting, palpitation, cold hands and feet, low blood pressure, chilliness and sensitive to cold |
Repertorial approach
Rubric from Kent’s Repertory
- Urine- sugar
Rubric from Boericke’s MM & Repertory
- Urinary system- diabetes -assimilative disorder
- Urinary system- diabetes – sugar
Conclusion
Diabetes Mellitus is an iceberg form of disease because there are a lot of cases which are not diagnosed. Morbidity (the rate of disease in a population) and mortality (death) due to diabetes and its potential complications are large, and pose significant healthcare burdens on both families and society. In India, the rural- urban migration pattern, the economic boom, and corresponding change in life-style are all affecting the level of diabetes among populations. So we need more awareness about the disease with improvement of life style, food habit, and addiction. Apart from that by homeopathic medicine we can treat a patient safely, effectively and economically. Homoeopathic treatment not only gives curative effects but also presents a preventive alternative
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