Scope and limitation of homeopathy in diabetes mellitus

WHO estimates that India has more than 35 million D.M. patients; this will be around 57 million by the end of 2025, making India the diabetic capital of the globe. Keeping this in view, a study was made to determine the place of homeopathy in the treatment of D.M.

Purpose: To study the prevalence of NIDDM (non insulin-dependent D.M.) in different socio-economic groups and different races. Emphasis was also given on analysis of the risk factors for development of NIDDM and the efficacy of homeopathy as a treatment with various potencies including 50M and mother tinctures.

Methods: 430 patients were taken and split into two groups from all categories; they were advised to discontinue allopathic medicines.

• Group 1: 215 patients who were under proper diet and exercise,

• Group 2: 215 patients who were given a similimum after thorough case study.

Result: In Group 1, 65 patients were fully controlled by proper diet and exercise whereas 150 patients did not respond to this and their condition was aggravated. These patients were prescribed a similimum to which they responded after a month. While 115 patients showed marked improvement, the rest –35– did not improve.

In Group 2, 170 patients responded to homeopathic medicine, 45 developed complications and were referred to allopathic doctors.

Conclusion: The constitutional medicines selected on the basis of the totality of symptoms collected after proper case taking are effective for D.M. Some mother tinctures, Insulin 3X and Sea buckthorn (Leh-berry) have shown efficacy in controlling the D.M. in different stages.

By the time a patient of type 2 D.M. gets diagnosed, 50% of his beta cells are destroyed (Lebo-Diabetes care 1999). Moreover; many patients pay little attention to early symptoms. These patients need careful scrutiny of microvascular and macrovascular complications before starting the treatment. They need Insulin at the beginning to save organ damage and later on should be switched over to the similimum.

Keywords:

Non insulin-dependent Diabetes Mellitus, comparing study.

Schlüsselwörter:

Nicht Insulin-abhängiger Diabetes mellitus, Vergleichsstudie.

Korrespondierender Autor: DR. S. K. Patra, Chief Consultant, Diabetes Research Centre, SB 21 Ashoka Market, Bhubaneswar - 751009 India

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