Abstract of published research articles in Ayurveda
AYU Vol. 30 Issue No. 3 (July-Sept. 2009)
Id.No.30305
Evaluation
of Diet and Life Style in the Etiopathogenesis of Type - 2
Diabetes
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DhananjayV.Patel **
H. M. Chandola***
M. S. Baghel****J.
R. Joshi
Institute for Post Graduate Teaching and
Research in Ayurveda, Gujarat Ayurved University, Jamnagar
Abstract:
The response to the psychological conditions varies person to
person because each has different bodily and psychic
constitution. Moreover, stressors play certain role in the
development, progression, prognosis and treatment of disease.
Stressful life-style affects one’s mind and homeostasis of body
by several psychosomatic mechanisms. Many psychosomatic
disorders are wing sprouted-up with genetic disposition. Type-2
diabetes is one of such diseases, which is adversely affected by
disturbed psychological conditions. Survey of 279 type-2
diabetes mellitus patients revealed that majority of the
patients were taking milk, followed by curd, cheese, butter etc.
Moreover, majority of patients had improper sleep and more than
3/4thfemale
patients had attained menopause with negative mental attitude.
These diabetic subjects had worry, depressed mood, anger, fear,
apprehension and anxiousness up to a great extent. On Brief
Psychiatry Rating Scale, psychological factors affected at
various levels include: somatic concern, anxiety, emotional
withdrawal, conceptual disorganization, tension, unusual thought
content, excitement, disorientation etc. The data reflects that
defective diet and disturbed mental health play an important
role in etiopathogenesis of diabetes mellitus.
