Health Condition 1: R739- Hyperglycemia, unspecified
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Individualized homeopathic medicines in centesimal potencies: Intervention is planned as administering the Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in centesimal potencies. Each dose consis
dosage and repetition depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. Patients will be advised to refrain from handling the globules or from eating, drinking, smoking or brushing teeth within
dosage and repetition were maintained depending upon the individual requirement of the cases. All sundry items will be procured from a GMP certified firm. The patients will receive advices on lifestyl
Sponsors
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients having pre-diabetes: HbA1c 5.7-6.4%, fasting blood glucose 100-125 mg/dl, impaired fasting glucose- 140-199 mg/dl (ICD-10 code R73.09). 2. Age: 18-65 years. 3. Sex: Both Male and Female. 4. Indian Diabetic Risk Score (IDRS) more than 60. 5. Literate patient; ability to read English or Bengali 6. Providing with written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients having diabetes mellitus. 2. Currently undergoing anti-diabetic drug therapy 3. Diagnosed cases of unstable mental or psychiatric illness or other uncontrolled or life-threatening illness affecting quality of life or any vital organ failure. 4. Patients with a habit of tobacco chewing and/ or smoking, alcoholism and/or any other form(s) of substance abuse and/or dependence. 5. Vulnerable population: unconscious,ambulatory, too sick for consultation, differently abled, terminally or critically ill patients, mentally incompetent people. 6. Self-reported immune-compromised state. 7. Dyslipidemia: Total cholesterol- more than 199 mg/dl of blood, triglycerides more than 150 mg/dl, LDL more than 100 mg/dl, VLDL more than 150 mg/dl. 8. Serum urea: more than 40 mg/dl of blood and serum creatinine more than 1.2 mg/dl of blood will be excluded. 9. Pregnant and puerperal women and lactating mothers. 10. Undergoing homeopathic treatment for any chronic disease within last 6 months. 11. Patients who are too sick for consultation.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The proportion of pre-diabetics converting into diabeticsTimepoint: After 3 months and 6 months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Fasting blood sugar, oral glucose tolerance test, HbA1C%, lipid profile, serum urea, creatinine, liver enzymes (ALT, AST)Timepoint: At baseline, after 3 months & 6 months;Measure Yourself Medical Outcome Profile 2 (MYMOP2) questionnaireTimepoint: At baseline, and after 3 months and 6 months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactProf Dr Subhasish Ganguly
D N De Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital
Outcome results
None listed