Nephropathy is the significant complication of diabetes mellitus that affects about 40%of diabetics and a major cause of death and disability among diabetics.It is observed that even the patients having well-controlle...Nephropathy is the significant complication of diabetes mellitus that affects about 40%of diabetics and a major cause of death and disability among diabetics.It is observed that even the patients having well-controlled diabetes suffer from diabetic nephropathy.It needs intense management,such as dialysis and badly affects the quality of life.A male patient of 45 years visited the outpatient department complaining of bilateral pedal edema,frequent micturition,nausea especially during morning hours,reduced apetite,generalized weakness and itching all over body from past 4 years.He was known case of diabetes mellitus since 4 years.Routine investigations of kidney function tests and urine microscopic findings were also found disturbed.Patient was taking oral hypoglycemic drug(metformin 500 mg twice a day).He was diagnosed as a case of diabetic nephropathy on the basis of clinical signs&symptoms and with lab findings.According to ayurveda,the symptoms resembles with Prameha janya upadrava(post-diabetic complications).Patient was given ayurvedic medication for a period of 30 days and investigations were done after 30 days.There was marked relief in the symptoms along with considerable improvement in renal investigations like blood urea,serum creatinine&uric acid profile.This management may bring some new hope to the patients of diabetic nephropathy,which usually terminates to chronic renal failure and ultimately to death.展开更多
文摘Nephropathy is the significant complication of diabetes mellitus that affects about 40%of diabetics and a major cause of death and disability among diabetics.It is observed that even the patients having well-controlled diabetes suffer from diabetic nephropathy.It needs intense management,such as dialysis and badly affects the quality of life.A male patient of 45 years visited the outpatient department complaining of bilateral pedal edema,frequent micturition,nausea especially during morning hours,reduced apetite,generalized weakness and itching all over body from past 4 years.He was known case of diabetes mellitus since 4 years.Routine investigations of kidney function tests and urine microscopic findings were also found disturbed.Patient was taking oral hypoglycemic drug(metformin 500 mg twice a day).He was diagnosed as a case of diabetic nephropathy on the basis of clinical signs&symptoms and with lab findings.According to ayurveda,the symptoms resembles with Prameha janya upadrava(post-diabetic complications).Patient was given ayurvedic medication for a period of 30 days and investigations were done after 30 days.There was marked relief in the symptoms along with considerable improvement in renal investigations like blood urea,serum creatinine&uric acid profile.This management may bring some new hope to the patients of diabetic nephropathy,which usually terminates to chronic renal failure and ultimately to death.
