Individualized homeopathic treatment in addition to conventional treatment in type II diabetic patients in Hong Kong – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract

Individualized homeopathic treatment was associated with better glycaemic control compared with standard conventional treatment alone.

A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Individualized Homeopathic Medicines in Pre-diabetes

“…14 In a retrospective cohort study, 27 patients were treated by IHMs together with conventional care, which showed better glycemic control in comparison with the historical data from 40 diabetic patients receiving conventional care only. 26 Early research also suggested that combining homeopathic treatment with anti-diabetic medicines might result in better outcomes than conventional treatment alone. 27 Recently, one single-group, feasibility study on pre-diabetic individuals showed improvement of serological markers in 88% of cases under constitutional homeopathic treatment.…”

“…27 Recently, one single-group, feasibility study on pre-diabetic individuals showed improvement of serological markers in 88% of cases under constitutional homeopathic treatment. 26 Several remedies have been recommended in the homeopathy literature for treating diabetes, including Argentum metallicum , Arsenicum album , Plumbum metallicum , Sulphur , Cuprum metallicum , China officinalis , Kreosotum and Lachesis mutus . 28 Some of these, for example Arsenicum album , Sulphur and Lachesis mutus , were also prescribed in this trial of PD.…”

Practice, prescription habits, experience and perception of Indian homeopathic practitioners in treatment of diabetes mellitus: An online observational study

“…In India, around 30% of households use the traditional system of medicine [ 11 ], and more than 25% of AYUSH (an acronym for Ayurveda, Yoga and naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) users prefer homoeopathy [ 12 ]. Homoeopathy is among the commonest used CAM for DM and its complications [ 8 , 13 , 14 ]. Studies have reported that 1.5% of DM patients in India avail of homoeopathic treatment [ 15 ].…”

“…Few researchers doubted the existence of scientific evidence of the efficacy of homoeopathy in DM [ 16 ] though other researchers have refuted their claims [ 17 ]. Research on managing DM and its complication showed significantly positive results in favour of homoeopathy [ 14 , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ]. Most studies have focused on evaluating the effect of either specific homoeopathic remedies or complex remedies in DM [ 14 ].…”

“…Research on managing DM and its complication showed significantly positive results in favour of homoeopathy [ 14 , [18] , [19] , [20] , [21] ]. Most studies have focused on evaluating the effect of either specific homoeopathic remedies or complex remedies in DM [ 14 ]. Studies on homoeopathic treatment of diabetic distal symmetric polyneuropathy have shown significant improvement in parameters like neuropathy total symptom score-6, nerve conduction study, diabetic neuropathy examination score at 12 months [ 19 , 20 ].…”