According to ayurveda, diabetes is a metabolic kapha type of disorder in which diminished functioning of agni leads to a tendency toward high blood sugar. (Ayurveda recognizes 24 forms of the disease commonly classified under Prameha 4 are due to Vata dosha, 6 are due to Pitta dosha, and 10 are caused by Kapha dosha. The main causes of these diseases are fat, urine, and Kapha buildups due to foods, liquids, lifestyle and others.)

According to the unique assessments of ayurvedic concepts diabetes is the disease which occurs when toxins get accumulated in the tissue and result in circulation blockage. The various root causes of diabetes that ayurveda enlists are poor nutrition and poor digestion, inequity of nervous system, physical and mental stress, and disturbance in natural biological cycle.

TYPES OF PRAMEHA

MUTRA BIKARA BEDHAS (As per urinary abnormality)

1. Kaphaja : Kapha causes pramehas by affecting medhas thus altering lipid metabolism), muscles and body fluid situated in urinary bladder. They are of ten types as:

UDAKAMEHA (Chronic nephritis, Diabetes insipidus) Watery urine
ISKHUMEHA (Alimentary glycosuria) Like sugar cane
SAANDRAMEHA (Phosphaturia) Viscous urine
SAANDRAPRASAADMEHA Having solid precipitate
SUKLAMEHA (Chyleuria, albuminuria) –White urin
SUKRAMEHA (Spermaturia) Urine with semen
SITAMEHA Cold urine
SAINYAMEHA Delayed and very slow impulse of urination
LALMEHA (Albuminaria) Salivalike urine
SIKTAMEHA (Lithuria) Urine with gravels

2. Pittaja : Pitta aggravated by hot things causes the same by affecting medas, muscles and body fluid situated in urinary bladder. They are of six types as :

KCHARAMEHA (Alkanuria) Urine like alkali
KAALAMEHA (Indikanuria) Black urine
NILAMEHA (Indikanuria) Blue urine
HARIDRAMEHA (Biluria) Turmericlike urine
MANJISTHAMEHA (Urobilinuria) Urine is lighter
RAKTAMEHA (HAEMETURIA) Urine is deep red

3. Vataja : Vayu, on relative diminution of other two doshas, draws on the dhatus in urinary bladder and thus causes Prameha. Prameha caused by vata and associated with pain has blackish or reddish urine. They are of four types as:

MAJJAMEHA (Albuminuria) Urine with majja
OJOMEHA (Diabetes mellitus) Urine with ojas
VASAMEHA (Lipuria) Urine with vasa
HASTIMEHA (Prostatitis) Urine with lasika

Treatment

    1.     DAVYVAPASRAYA

     2.     YUKTIVAPASRAYA

        a)     Ras-Rasayan

        b)     JADIBOOTI

        c)    PANCHKARMA

        b)     Nasya

        c)     Sirovasti

    3.     SATVAJAI