What is Diabetes?
Diabetes is a diseased condition in which the bodies’ sugar level is elevated due to improper functioning of Pancreas (an organ besides stomach) which produces a hormone called insulin that regulates blood glucose level. Diabetes can also be caused due to improper utilization of sugar by the body.
Sedentary lifestyle, unhealthy eating habits, excessive sleep, improper/ lack of sleep, stress, etc. are some of the main causative factors of the disease. Diabetes is seen as a silent killer as it has the ability to grow over a period and cause major damages to the body like renal failure, kidney damage, strokes, etc. Thus, detection of diabetes is of utmost importance, in order to be managed at an early stage and before causing any serious damage to the body.
When we talk about detection of a disease, we often look for common symptoms in patients. But in this case, the symptoms are general ones, which are co-related to normal lifestyle issues. For instance, if we talk about a symptom of ‘frequent urination’ or ‘thirst’, those are normal issues that are associated with lifestyle. In summers we usually tend to feel thirstier and in winter we often urinate more. So does that suggest that we have diabetes?
The other symptoms that are noted are feeling hungry and tired, slow healing of wounds, pain in hands or feet and patches of dark skin. But when a person is having a sedentary lifestyle, the urge of consuming more and feeling tired seems a part of life. So does that indicate that a person is suffering from diabetes?
Further, how are we supposed to see the wound healing process by ourselves? Is that to be detected in a heavily routine life? Dark patches on skin are not normal, but can happen in case of other underlying hormonal issues (especially in women). So can this symptom be counted as an alarm for diabetes?
It’s a tough question, “How can diabetes be detected?”
Let’s move on to an ancient perspective of Ayurveda on diabetes.
According to Ayurveda, “Prameha” is linked to diabetes. ‘Prameha,’ which literally translates to ‘Pra,’ which means plenty, and ‘Meha,’ which means urine or urination. As a result, frequent or big amounts of urination are connected with diabetes conditions, and this is a predictor to the onset of Diabetes Mellitus, which is referred to in Ayurveda as ‘Madhumeha,’ which means sweet urine or the passage of huge quantities of sweet urine. This is a case of hyperglycemia, or a high blood sugar level caused by faulty insulin synthesis in the body.
According to Ayurveda, the main cause of diabetes mellitus is an aggravated Kapha dosha, which can be caused by a sedentary lifestyle and bad eating habits. However, there are three primary categories of prameha, which are further classified into twenty varieties, based on the preponderance and derangement of doshas, namely ten kaphaj, six pittaj, and four vataj.
Kaphaja Prameha is a kind of condition in which kapha affects lipid metabolism, muscular tissue growth, and urine bladder contents. Excessive eating of fresh pulses, curd, til (sesame), urad, or heavy and greasy meals or sweet foods, as well as lack of exercise and excessive sleep, raise kapha and meda (fat), which build up toxins or ‘ama’, which subsequently travel through the urine and create Prameha.
Pittaja Prameha is a condition in which pitta is increased by an excessive intake of hot, amla (sour), lavana (salty taste), alkaline & pungent foods, irregular diet, excessive sun exposure, anger, and over exertion.
Vayu induces Prameha in the Vataja. Intense usage of astringent, pungent, or bitter foods in meals, irregular eating patterns or eating cold foods, or excessive activity, emesis, and purgation can all contribute to this form of Prameha.
Looking closer to the context laid by Ayurveda, it is mainly focused on body type, its stimulus and responses to various types of foods and causes of its aggravation. According to Ayurveda, a body is said to be in harmony when all the doshas i.e. Vata, Pitta and Kapha are in sync with each other. All these three doshas are connected to Agni (fire), which is the core of all the systems in the body. If Agni is satisfied, all the systems will be in harmony. The digestive fire i.e. Agni is dependent on the type of food we eat and how frequently. It helps in catabolic and metabolic processing of food and transform into nutrients which are supplied to tissues in the body.
Now, the question arises, how is this helping in detection of diabetes?
If you are prone in having irregular eating habits, obese, and having issues that point out your connection with your body type, that can be alarm for onset of diabetes.
Now, how can diabetes be controlled?
It can be controlled by maintaining a proper and healthy lifestyle. The importance of maintaining Pathya Ahara has been emphasized by Ayurveda. According to Ayurveda, if one eats a healthy diet and engages in activities that benefit all of the Dhatus (tissues), he would never suffer from Madhumeha. It is stated that, much as a bird approaches its nest on a tree, Prameha reaches the person who eats more, is unsanitary (even if he or she does not take a bath), and is lazy. Agnibala should be used to determine the quantity and quality of the diet (digestive power).
Once the metabolic process of the body is in harmony, the wish of reversing Diabetes in a holistic way will be possible.
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