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Yoga-Panacea for Diabetes

Md. Taiyab Alam
Sep 2010

The contemporary world is beset with pleasures and pain of modernity and competitive enterprise. On one hand, it has brought within the reach of a large growing middle class the coveted luxuries of life on the other; it has to the rise of many life-style related disorders. Besides, the tension ensuing from neck to neck competition has engulfed everyone further enhancing the probability and magnitude of disorders. Diabetes is one of lifestyle and stress related disorders, which is emerging as a grave challenge before both the developed and developing society. Stressful living in the present days has caused tremendous rise in the number of its sufferers, who are now relatively of younger age group.

Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a life-style and stress related disorder. Basically, it is characterized by an abnormally high level of glucose in the blood and the excretion of the excess sugar in the urine. The primary defect is the lack of insulin, which leads to defective metabolism, not only of carbohydrate but also of protein and fats. Over-indulgence, abnormal homeostasis, faulty living habits and hyper-stimulating life-style, further exaggerate the gravity of the disease. The problem is compounded if the patient is in the state of tension. The tension manifests itself as physiological and psychological stress leading to mental and emotional drain.

The disease, if untreated becomes a life long disorder, carries with it the risk of auto-immune system of human body and leads to the onset of many other complications. Diabetes mellitus causes hyperglycemia due to diminished effectiveness or deficiency of insulin. It also causes microangiopathy, retinopathy, cataract, intercapillary, glomerulosclerosis, nephropathy, necreotising, papillitus etc. Diabetic are more prone to atherosclerosis and vascular disorders. The symptom that indicate diabetes are frequent urination, especially at night; unusual fatigue, unexpected weight loss, blurry vision, slow healing of cuts and bruises, frequent infections, unusual hunger or thirst, tingling or numbness in the hands and feet, unexplained itchiness, etc. Health problems like heart disease, kidney failure, eye disease, nerve damage and tooth and gum problem are also common.

The most obvious symptoms are polyuria and polydipsia. The patient may pass lots of urine in 24 hours. The urine is clear and of low specific gravity and osmolality. The osmotic effect of increased levels of blood glucose causes more thirst and hunger. Lethargy, weight loss and easy susceptibility to infections, particularly of the skin excessive hunger, craving for sweets are some of the other symptoms.

At present, the disease can be controlled by daily injections of insulin or by long term management with oral anti-diabetic drugs. But these drugs are taken in perpetuity and that too without assurance of cure. These drugs at best could control diabetes but does not offer substantive cure. Moreover, the threat of adverse reactions remains. Therefore, the detection of diabetes sets up an alarm and is constant source of anxiety and unhappiness. This is where the role of Yoga, in the treatment of psychosomatic disorders, especially diabetes assumes importance.

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