Ayurvedic is the science of life, age, rather a way to live long, healthy and disease less method to enjoy long span of life. Our ascetics were so far-sighted and prudent that they devised devices to maintain a healthy way to live life. There is hardly any disease which our ayurvedic treatises have not mentioned and suggested remedies to get rid of even the so-called ‘incurable’ diseases which still baffle the humanity. It seems quite surprising how our ancient seers, with very sparse and limited resources and opening at their command, could manage to devise and disseminate such a vast vista of knowledge. It is a tribute to our ancient values that even in remote corners of our country, domestic medicines are still a source of treating most of the ailments which continue to torment and affect all persons. The application of herbs, condiments, vegetables, fruits and various recipes, even now, form basis of our domestic treatment of diseases which owe their organ to the knowledge disseminated by our indigenous medicinal system that is Ayurveda.
It is a common knowledge how our saints and seer has shed their physical ailments by using herbs and vegetables available to them, in those backward days. Ayurveda has been handed down to us, from generation to generation and, thus, the ancient knowledge got embedded into our life style and pattern. History of Ayurveda speaks of volumes about its origin, progress and resultant invasion by other systems of medicines. Only Chinese, Egyptian and Unani systems of medicine can vie with it, and not any one of the modern disciplines of treatment.
We reiterate that diabetes is not curable but is only controllable through treatment, if the patient heeds to the advice of his Physician and follows his instructions entirety, Doctor-Patient relationship and mutual understanding and considerate and prudent approach can go a long way in solving this, so far unresolved, disorder which is rightly called a silent-killer like hypertension, cancer and other such lingering diseases.
AYURVEDIC VIEW POINT OF DIABETES (KINDS OF DIABETES)
1. Premeha : It literally means excess of rain which denotes flow of urine. In a nutshell it means excessive flood of urine which does not contain sugar. The patient passes large quantities of water-life urine, at short intervals and gradually emaciates.
2. Madhumeha : It literally means ‘Rain of honey’. ‘Rain denotes flow of urine, in excess (or in particular) and the word ‘Madhu’ stands for ‘Sugar or glucose’. In all, at means passing large quantities of urine which is thickly loaded with glucose. When premaha and Madhumeha are not controlled in time, the sugar contents pass on to the blood stream, affecting all the body organs. In ayurveda, there is hardly any difference in the teems ‘sugar in urine’ or ‘sugar in blood. When the body fails to absorb sugar in the blood also fails to halt and utilize sugar in its stride, the excessive quantity of sugar is excreted by the kidneys, through urinary discharge. To sum up true diabetes an only be gauged, when there is sugar in the blood. Presence of sugar, in both blood and urine, further confirms diabetic status of a person, urine in sugar can be gauged from appearance of colours of the urine, as shown below:
Blue Colour : No (Nil) Sugar
Green Colour : 0.5% Sugar (approx)
Yellow Colour : 1% Sugar
Pink Colour : 1 to 1.l/2% Sugar
Red Colour : 2% Sugar (approx)
Dark Red : Over 2% Sugar
Urine tests, by using ‘diastic sticks, can be easily done at home by the patient himself. When the sugar level rises in blood beyond 160-180mg, the kidneys start releasing sugar through urine also but every patient is a rule unto himself. It may be notes out ‘diabetic test’ is not considered to be a reliable test.
