Efficacy of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS): Ayush Integration Projects Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations for Reversal of Prediabetes – A Validation Case Report.

Authors

  • Dr. Manjiri Ranade
  • Dr. Nikhil Mudgalkar

Keywords:

Compliance, Diabetic, Lifestyle Modification, Ayush

Abstract

Introduction: Prediabetes is a type of hyperglycaemia in which glycemic indices are higher than normal but lower than the diabetes threshold. The Ministry of AYUSH has shown excellent results with a project for Integration of AYUSH (Ayurveda) with the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS) for endorsement of healthy lifestyle.

Clinical findings and diagnosis: A 66-year-old female patient was referred to a cardiologist after complaining of dizziness, the patient was diagnosed with prediabetes after evaluation and sought   Ayurvedic treatment.

Intervention:We followed the food and lifestyle modification suggestions of the NPCDCS-Ayush project. The patient's adherence to these suggestions throughout the treatment duration. The patient’s symptoms resolved and investigations showed reversal of prediabetes over a year period.

Conclusion: The food and lifestyle recommendations for prediabetes from the NPCDCS-Ayush integration project are easy, and have a positive impact.Compliance with the recommendations is crucial for prediabetes reversal.

Author Biographies

Dr. Manjiri Ranade

Department of Rasa Shastra,Sri Sai Ayurvedic Medical College,Aligarh, India.

Dr. Nikhil Mudgalkar

Department of Cardiac Anesthesia,Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Nagnur Road,Karimnagar, India.

References

American Diabetes Association. 2. Classification and Diagnosis of Diabetes: Standards of Medical Care in Diabetes-2019. Diabetes Care. 2019 Jan;42(Suppl 1):S13-S28. doi: 10.2337/dc19-S002. PMID: 30559228.

Diabetes in the UK 2010: Key statistics on diabetes [Internet]. Diabetes.org.uk. 2021 [cited 19 September 2021]. Available from: https://www.diabetes.org.uk/resources-s3/2017-11/diabetes_in_the_uk_2010.pdf

Sharma R, Shahi VK, Khanduri S, Goyal A, Chaudhary S, Rana RK, Singhal R, Srikanth N, Dhiman KS. Effect of Ayurveda intervention, lifestyle modification and Yoga in prediabetic and type 2 diabetes under the National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS)-AYUSH integration project. Ayu. 2019 Jan-Mar;40(1):8-15. doi: 10.4103/ayu.AYU_105_19. PMID: 31831963; PMCID: PMC6892000.

Banerjee S, Debnath P, Rao PN, Tripathy TB, Adhikari A, Debnath PK. Ayurveda is changing the scenario of diabetes management for developing safe and effective treatment choices for the future. J Complement Integr Med. 2015 Jun;12(2):101-10. doi: 10.1515/jcim-2014-0012. PMID: 25719345.

Sharma H, Chandola HM. Prameha in Ayurveda: correlation with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and diabetes mellitus. Part 1-etiology, classification, and pathogenesis. J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Jun;17(6):491-6. doi: 10.1089/acm.2010.0396. Erratum in: J Altern Complement Med. 2011 Jul;17(7):661. PMID: 21649515.

Downloads

Published

2021-12-30

How to Cite

1.
Ranade M, Mudgalkar N. Efficacy of National Programme for Prevention and Control of Cancer, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases and Stroke (NPCDCS): Ayush Integration Projects Dietary and Lifestyle Recommendations for Reversal of Prediabetes – A Validation Case Report. . IJATM [Internet]. 2021 Dec. 30 [cited 2024 Sep. 7];3(5):22-5. Available from: https://ijatm.org/index.php/ijatm/article/view/102

Issue

Section

CLINICAL CASE REPORT