Diabetes is a disease in which you have problems keeping your blood sugar level in check due to either producing insufficient insulin or using it inefficiently. With time, the additional glucose in your bloodstream begins to have an impact on your eyes, kidneys, nerves and heart without you even realizing it.
Type 2 diabetes is the most frequent, and is a more gradual onset, typically associated with lifestyle and weight. Type 1 is an autoimmune disease that occurs when the body's own insulin-producing cells become damaged and Type 2 diabetes manifests during pregnancy. In either case, the key to avoiding long-term complications is to keep your blood sugar under control.
When searching for an ayurvedic diabetes treatment in Pune, it's not about replacing your current medication. It's in conjunction with a proper diagnosis and monitoring, along with diet, herbal support and lifestyle correction, to help the body regulate sugar levels, which may even lead to decreased reliance on medication over time, under medical supervision.
Symptoms of Diabetes
If you have several of these symptoms and you are not sure about your blood sugar, it is better to have it checked than to let it progress to the point that you will be more likely to experience complications. Symptoms of diabetes may be mild initially, particularly in the case of type 2:
- Excessive thirst and urination, as the kidneys are working harder to get rid of the excess sugar,
- Extreme tiredness, because high blood sugar hampers the way your cells get energy from it
- Weight loss that cannot be explained, especially seen in Type 1 diabetes
- One eye blurred, due to fluid changes affecting the lens of the eye
- Slow healing wounds or recurrent infections.
- Nerves are beginning to be affected, as evidenced by tingling or numbness in hands and feet.
Common causes and risk factors include:
Type 2 diabetes is the most prevalent disease and is caused by a combination of lifestyle and genetic factors. Diabetes is seen as a weakness of Agni (digestive fire) and aggravated Kapha dosha in Ayurveda and it is mainly associated with the malfunction of sugars and fats in metabolism. Factors that increase the risk include:
- Excess body weight (particularly abdominal fat)
- A lack of exercise and physical activity helps your body to utilize insulin less efficiently
- Baseline risk is real look at your family history and genes.
- Risk increases significantly after 45-years-old.
- Poor diet, specifically too much sugar, refined carbohydrates and processed foods.
- High blood pressure or high cholesterol (usually with diabetes risk)
Prevention of Diabetes
One of the more preventable chronic conditions, type 2 diabetes is and even those who already have the disease can manage it much better with the right habits:
- Keep a healthy weight even a small amount of weight loss makes a difference in the control of blood sugar.
- Exercise regularly, physical activity increases insulin sensitivity
- Eat whole, unprocessed food, and reduce sugars and refined carbs.
- Regular blood sugar monitoring, particularly if there is a family history of and/or if age is over 45
- Control stress and sleep, both impact blood sugar control
About Dr. Rajeev Keloth Nambiar
Most patients seeking ayurvedic diabetes treatment in Pune are already on medication and want to keep their sugar levels stable long-term, rather than watching them creep upward year after year. Dr. Rajeev Keloth Nambiar (BAMS, MD) of Dr. Nambiar's Advanced Ayurveda believes that diabetes is a Prameha and treats it by correcting the imbalanced Agni and Kapha levels with herbal remedies, individualised diet correction and lifestyle advice while ensuring proper monitoring.
Dr. Nambiar has helped countless patients achieve better and more stable blood sugar control and, in select patients, will progressively decrease dependence on medication over time, under medical supervision, and not by abruptly eliminating treatment.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's):
Type 2 diabetes may be well controlled, although there is no cure, and depends on the individual case and when it is addressed.
No, never alone. Any changes should occur slowly and with a doctor's supervision.
Yes, if it is done under the supervision of a trained doctor, who is also coordinating the treatment.
Most patients experience improved control in the first few weeks, depending on how well they adhere to their diet and lifestyle.