MANAGEMENT OF TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS SIGNIFICANTLY THROUGH AYURVEDIC INTERVENTION: A CASE STUDY OF VATAJAPRAMEHACHIKITSA

Ayurvedic therapeutics can significantly manage the cases of diabetes mellitus. For this it requires the detailed case study which includes study of lifestyle, daily habits, pathogenesis of the disease, contributed pathogenic elements, symptomatology and many more things. This detailed study would help to decide the prognosis of diabetes and to decide the line of treatment. Vatajapramehais one among types of diabetes (Prameha) in ayurveda. Its basic prognosis is mentioned as not curable. But it depends on so many states. This case is about the same disease. A male patient (42 years) visited to JeenaSikhoLifecareLimited Clinic, Haridwar, Uttarakhand on 15.07.2024 with a K/C/O type 2 Diabetes mellitus diagnosed 2 months prior to consultation. He described symptoms like generalized weakness, nocturia and weight loss. Clinically he was examined for various factors like tongue, pulse, eyes etc. His history and examination helped to diagnose the case as Madhumeha, a type of Vatajapramehaby Ayurvedicview. His HbA1c was at very high levels of poor diabetic control i.e. 11.9 % before treatment. After ayurvedic treatment it reduced to 6.7 % which is a significant shift. His symptoms also diminishedtill the end of the treatment.