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Introduction: Type 2 diabetes in which India is the second largest globally, characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin action. Rice is the staple food of over half of the world’s population, having multiple Nutritional Benefits. Objective: To see the effect of white rice with ghee by cooking in an open vessel on blood sugar level in diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: Experimental study with Clinical Trial performed at Vishwaraj Hospital Pune, to correct Blood Sugar Level in type 2 diabetes patients by Nutritional Intervention of White Rice which was cooked in an open vessel with Ghee after Institutional Ethics Committee approval and registered under Clinical Trial Registry of India -CTRI/2022/05/042533. All 103 enrolled participants were provided written information of ‘Method of Rice preparation’.  During intervention, telephonic follow up had taken every 15th day, till 90 days. After 90 days of intervention, all patients were asked to repeat HBA1C level to compare their previous HBA1C which was done before enrollment. Results: After 3 months of intervention, 86.41% participants had decreased HBA1C level, 13.59% participants had increased HBA1C. Statistical analysis done by Paired t Test which compares the means of two measurements of HBA1C taken from same individual i.e. paired observations, purpose of test is to determine whether there is statistical evidence that the mean difference between paired observations is significantly different from zero. Conclusion: This study concluded that white rice prepared with ghee in an open vessel does not increase blood sugar level in type 2 diabetes patients. Keywords: “blood sugar level”, “Diabetes”, “ghee”, “hba1c level”, “type 2 diabetes”, “white rice”

Background: Constipation is a very distressful symptom, affecting to all age group. The only treatment is laxatives, which is having many adverse effects mainly dependency on laxatives. Purpose: To evaluate the laxative effect of raisins and to get relief from daily dependency on laxative medicines for acute and chronic constipation Methods: Interventional / Experimental study of raisins and clarified butter or ghee performed at ‘Vishwaraj Hospital’ Pune, Maharashtra, India from March 2021 to June 2021, after appropriate ethical approval obtained from the Vishwaraj Hospital’s Ethics Committee (Registration number- ECR/1138/Inst/MH/2018). Fifty one patients of constipation who were on laxatives or PR enema enrolled in this study, diagnosis confirmed by gastro-enetrologist. Laxatives had been asked to stop before enrollment. Questionnaire form were given at the time of enrollment and telephonic follow up for OPD patients and by visiting to admit patients had been taken on 2nd day after consumption of raisins and clarified butter or ghee then on 7th and 15th day. Forms were collected once they were visit to their respective doctors for follow up. Results: Statistical tool used in this study is the 95 % confidence interval. The variables of interest were 1) percent of patients have restarted laxatives or not and 2) number of days required to get relief from constipation. 94.12 % of patients (n=48) did not restart laxatives after consumption of raisins and clarified butter or ghee and the population percent of patients that might not restart laxatives would be 88% to 100% with 95 % confidence. Also the number of days to get relief from constipation after consumption of raisins and clarified butter or ghee for a patient in population would be 3-4 days with 95 % confidence.  Conclusion: Raisins and CB or ghee had given relief from acute and chronic constipation; worked very well on irritable bowel syndrome, fissure in ano, hemorrhoids and helped to stop PR bleeding and bloating causes by these diseases. Patients got relief from constipation on 3rd and 4th day. This study concluded that raisins with clarified butter or ghee can be taken instead of laxatives or enema to get relief from constipation; this might be the great substitute for laxatives and per rectum enema.  

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