Homoeopathic Management of Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review
Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Diabetes, Glycaemic Control, Integrative Medicine, And Ho moeopathy.Abstract
Background: Diabetes Mellitus is a chronic meta bolic disorder with rising global prevalence and significant morbid ity due to long-term complications. Conventional management focuses on glycaemic control through phar macotherapy, lifestyle modification, and risk factor management. De spite advances in treatment, long term outcomes remain suboptimal, prompting interest in complementa ry approaches such as homoeopathy. Objective: To review classical homoeopathic literature and contemporary bio medical evidence on Diabetes Mel litus, and to develop a conceptual framework for individualized ho moeopathic management.
Methods: A narrative review was conduct ed using classical homoeopathic texts, standard medical textbooks, and peer-reviewed scientific pub lications. Relevant databases were searched for literature on diabetes pathophysiology, conventional treat ment limitations, and homoeopathic remedy differentiation. The review was structured according to IMRAD guidelines.
Results: Modern evidence identifies Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus as a progressive metabolic disorder involving insu lin resistance, β-cell dysfunction, chronic inflammation, and neuro endocrine dysregulation. Conven tional therapies effectively reduce glycaemic indices but are limited by adverse effects, poor adherence, and incomplete prevention of com plications. Homoeopathic literature conceptualizes diabetes as a chronic constitutional and miasmatical dis order. Remedy selection is based on individualized symptom total ity, mental and emotional concomi tants, and constitutional traits. Key remedies include Uranium nitricum, Syzygium jambolanum, Phosphoric acid, and Sulphur, among others. Conclusion: Individualized homoeopathic man agement may offer a supportive role in comprehensive diabetes care by addressing constitutional suscepti bility, psychosocial stressors, and symptom burden. However, robust clinical trials and standardized pro tocols are required to establish ef ficacy and safety. Homoeopathy should be considered complementa ry to conventional treatment, under appropriate medical supervision.
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