Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus treated successfully with Individualized Homoeopathy - Case Series

Abstract

Diabetes is a multifactorial metabolic disease of major concern throughout the world. It has been observed and well-established fact that beside the conventional medicines, Individualised Homoeopathic Medicines (IHM) can also be effective in control of blood glucose.  A cases series consisting of five cases of type-2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) treated with IHM with report of before and after treatment has been discussed here, three of which were taken from personal clinic and two from the outpatient department (O.P.D) of Mahesh Bhattacharyya homoeopathic medical college and hospital within a span of one year. All the cases were repertorised using authentic software and medicines prescribed according to the homoeopathic principle, from a good manufacturing practices (GMP) certified company. Modified Naranjo Criteria for Homoeopathy – Causal Attribution Inventory (MONARCH, v.2) was used in all the cases to assess the relation whether the result was really from the homoeopathic medicine or not. Remarkable improvement of the level of blood glucose (one case with HbA1C, 4 cases with report of FBS and PPBS) seen in all the five cases within a suitable time period after administration of the IHM. This case series with IHM is the first pavement towards the evidence that homoeopathy can control type-2 diabetes. As the placebo control studies in T2DM has a great concern about ethical issue, this type of case series may be the key towards evidence-based medicine (EBM) in Homoeopathy.