A new approach for treating diabetes in homeopathy

It is unfortunate that most of diabetics think insulin is the medicine to cure diabetes. The fact is that insulin is the only management of the case. It is the substitute to replace the insulin deficiency in the body. Similarly various diet restrictions also are the complementary substances to mange diabetes. But what about cure? Cure I mean the stage of life where the patient will not take anti diabetes medicine any more and still live a healthy life. We see a patient of diabetes is put under medication first then after some days we find that he has to replace medicine with low doses of insulin injection. After few more days the insulin doses are still increased. Some time later we see that the patient has developed diabetes cataract, diabetes foot etc.  This is not at all the cure. Though we have prepared diabetes sweets to diabetes shoes but these are only for the management of the case. Why are not we thinking of cure?

In homeopathy we have a very promising approach to cure diabetes. Here the approach sounds very peculiar and it needs a lot of sincerity from the homoeopath to prescribe the remedy. In homeopathy the remedies are not generalised, rather individualised. For each and every individual the remedy is different. Homeopathy treats the patient but not the disease. Let us see some examples.

Case-1

Mr N, aged 60 is having Diabetes Mellitus (DM) since 10 years. Since then he feels thirst very often but he takes little water at a time. He also has hypertension.

Past medical history shows typhoid. Family medical history shows father- diabetes, Mother- Arthritis, Uncle (maternal) - asthma

All physical generalities like appetite, thirst, sweat, sleep etc. are normal.

In mental generalities we got some individualistic symptoms. They are-

-         Unrealistic financial insecurity. Though he has a lot of wealth but feels as if something will happen and he will lose them.

-         Physical insecurity. Always there is fear of ill health. Fear of cancer is mostly there. That is why he used to visit all possible number of doctors and consumes all possible varieties of remedies.

-         Avarice. Though he is a wealthy person but while paying even medicine cost he is hesitant. Always puts a string on every expense.

-         Fastidious. Everything he wants to know in detail.

Remedy selection- The above mental generalities clubbed with DM, hypertension, thirst for small quantity of water in small interval indicated the remedy ARSENICUM ALBUM.

Case-2

Mrs A aged 55 has DM since 7 years. Often has gastric problem. Off let developed joint pain.

Past medical history shows nothing abnormal. Family medical history shows ,brother died of cancer, mother had arthritis.

All physical generalities were normal.

By nature very sweet speaking and having polite attitude. Whatever work her family members load on her shoulder she will do definitely.

On further enquiry the mental picture reflected as follows. After marriage she lived in the joint family of in-laws. The mother-in-law was very dominating. There was even no independence of eating and talking. Even a small mistake of her will bring severe criticism from mother-in-law that to in the form of a big shout and scolding. Though she used to feel angry internally but never allowed to express it. This situation continued for around 15 years. Prolonged suppression of anger reflected physically in the form of DM later.

This cause of suppressed anger resulting DM called for the remedy STAPHYSAGRIA.

Thus homeopathy has individualistic approach of treating cases of diabetes.