EFFECT OF AYURVEDA BASED LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION IN PRE-DIABETES- A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL

Pre-diabetes, a state of abnormal glucose homeostasis is the latent stage of development of Type 2 Diabetes mellitus.It manifests due to the faulty dietary habits and erratic lifestyle with lack of exercise.Ayurveda identifies this stage as the Prameha purvarupa.As it is the early stage of the development of a lifestyle disorder, arresting it with timely management through diet, yoga and a modification in the lifestyle can cause a reversal of the pre-diabetic stage.Therefore, the present trial was initiated.30 cases meeting the diagnostic criteria of HbA1c of 5.7-6.4 % between the age group 18-50 years of either sex were enrolled from the OPD of KLE Ayurveda Hospital, Shahapur, Belagavi.The participants were randomly divided into two groups where Group A received Nishamalaki Churna and Group B received Ayurveda based Lifestyle modification for 90 days duration.Assessment was done through HbA1c, FBS, PPBS, IDRS score, MAT score and WHO QOL Bref.The study showed significant results in Ayurveda based Lifestyle modification group in most of the variables as compared to the Nishamalaki group.Improvement was seen in objective parameters like HbA1c, FBS, PPBS as well as subjective parameters like IDRS score, MAT