STRUCTURED PANCHAKARMA BASED INTERVENTION ACHIEVES ANTIDIABETIC MEDICATION DISCONTINUATION AND SIGNIFICANT GLYCAEMIC IMPROVEMENT IN TYPE 2 DIABETES: A REAL-WORLD RETROSPECTIVE STUDY

Methods:A retrospective observational study was conducted at a Madhavbaug clinic in the Nanded region of Maharashtra, India, from April 2025 to February 2026. Twenty- five adult T2DM patients who comple ted the CDC Samshodhana (CDC SP) protocol across multiple visits spread over weeks and months (mean 8.7 Panchakarma sessions) were included. Antidiabetic medications were classified by drug class at baseline and end of treatment. Changes in HbA1c, fasting RBS, body weight,BMI, blood pressure, abdominal girth, and heart rate were assessed by paired t-tests. Pearson correlation assessed the dose-response between session count and HbA1c change.