Preventing diabetes through ayurvedic way: need of hour

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Ayurveda is a science of life. It is eternal way towards healthy life. It emphases mainlyon lifestyle maintenance to avoid various disorders. This is divided as Ayurvedic dincharya (~daily routine acc. to Ayurveda .) and ritu charya (~ Changes in routine as per seasonal variation). A pandemic of diabetes is affecting almost every part of world. It has also become very common in India especially urban India. Ayurveda can play great role in prevention of this disorder. This article mainly emphasis on need for prevention of Type 2 DM and role of Ayurveda in it Keywords: Ayurveda, Diabetes, Prevention of type 2 DM PREVENTING DIABETES THROUGH AYURVEDIC WAY: NEED OF HOUR Nakanekar AmitKohli K. R R. A. Podar Ayurveda Medical College Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION It is now well known that there is apandemic of Type 2 Diabetes in the world particularly in developing countries. This fact has several implications for the health care system in the developing countries because this condition is associated with metabolic and vascular complications which in turn increases the mortality and health care costs and compromises the quality and life expectancy of the society As per the recent report byinternational diabetic federation following are the observations regarding diabetes 1• Diabetes is the fourth leading cause ofglobal death by disease • Each year 3.8 million deaths areattributable to diabetes. An even greater number die from cardiovascular disease made worse by diabetesrelatedlipiddisorders and hypertension • Diabetes is a common cause of kidneyfailure in developed countries andisresponsible for the huge cost of dialysis • Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause ofvision loss in adults of working age (20 to 65 years) in industrialized countries • Atleast 50% of all people with diabetesisunaware of their condition. In some countries this figure may reach 80% • Upto 80% of type 2 diabetes is preventableby adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity Hence we can say that diabetes is thesingle most important metabolic disease and is widely recognized as one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide 2,3 The rapid increase in prevalence of diabetes is related to rapid lifestyle andsocioeconomic changes 4. Diabetes causesprofound alternations in both micro and macro vascularsystem affecting nearlyevery organ of the body 5,6. As per the recentdiabetes india 2013 conference which was held in Kochi in every 8 seconds a diabetic dies and in that same 8 seconds 2 persons become diabetic. This also magnifies the risk for vascular diseases several fold and Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Ayurveda is a science of life. It is eternal way towards healthy life. It emphases mainlyon lifestyle maintenance to avoid various disorders. This is divided as Ayurvedic dincharya (~daily routine acc. to Ayurveda .) and ritu charya (~ Changes in routine as per seasonal variation). A pandemic of diabetes is affecting almost every part of world. It has also become very common in India especially urban India. Ayurveda can play great role in prevention of this disorder. This article mainly emphasis on need for prevention of Type 2 DM and role of Ayurveda in it Keywords: Ayurveda, Diabetes, Prevention of type 2 DM PREVENTING DIABETES THROUGH AYURVEDIC WAY: NEED OF HOUR Nakanekar AmitKohli K. R R. A. Podar Ayurveda Medical College Worli, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India INTRODUCTION It is now well known that there is apandemic of Type 2 Diabetes in the world particularly in developing countries. This fact has several implications for the health care system in the developing countries because this condition is associated with metabolic and vascular complications which in turn increases the mortality and health care costs and compromises the quality and life expectancy of the society As per the recent report byinternational diabetic federation following are the observations regarding diabetes 1• Diabetes is the fourth leading cause ofglobal death by disease • Each year 3.8 million deaths areattributable to diabetes. An even greater number die from cardiovascular disease made worse by diabetesrelatedlipiddisorders and hypertension • Diabetes is a common cause of kidneyfailure in developed countries andisresponsible for the huge cost of dialysis • Diabetic retinopathy is the leading cause ofvision loss in adults of working age (20 to 65 years) in industrialized countries • Atleast 50% of all people with diabetesisunaware of their condition. In some countries this figure may reach 80% • Upto 80% of type 2 diabetes is preventableby adopting a healthy diet and increasing physical activity Hence we can say that diabetes is thesingle most important metabolic disease and is widely recognized as one of the leading causes of death and disability worldwide 2,3 The rapid increase in prevalence of diabetes is related to rapid lifestyle andsocioeconomic changes 4. Diabetes causesprofound alternations in both micro and macro vascularsystem affecting nearlyevery organ of the body 5,6. As per the recentdiabetes india 2013 conference which was held in Kochi in every 8 seconds a diabetic dies and in that same 8 seconds 2 persons become diabetic. This also magnifies the risk for vascular diseases several fold and Review Article International Ayurvedic Medical Journal ISSN:2320 5091 ABSTRACT Ayurveda is a science of life. It is eternal way towards healthy life. It emphases mainlyon lifestyle maintenance to avoid various disorders. This is divided as Ayurvedic dincharya (~daily routine acc. to Ayurveda .) and ritu charya (~ Changes in routine as per seasonal variation). A pandemic of diabetes is affecting almost every part of world. It has also become very common in India especially urban India. Ayurveda can play great role in prevention of this disorder. This article mainly emphasis on need for prevention of Type 2 DM and role of Ayurveda in it Keywords: Ayurveda, Diabetes, Prevention of type