AN OPEN LABEL, SINGLE ARM CLINICAL STUDY ON THE COMBINED EFFECTIVENESS OF LODHRADI KASHAYA AND NAVAKA GUGGULU IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a metabolic disorder characterized by persistent hyperglycaemia either due to less production of insulin or resistance of insulin receptors.Globally 537 million individuals are living with Diabetes and is predicted to rise to 643 million by 2030.Diabetes mellitus type 2(DM2) is the most common type accounting almost 90% of cases of DM.Diabetes mellitus clinically presents with polyuria, polydipsia, polyphagia, paraesthesia.It can be correlated to Vimshati Prameha.Objectives: To evaluate the combined effect of Lodhradi Kashaya and Navaka guggulu in the management of Type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods: Among 34 registered subjects, 30 of them completed the course of treatment.They were administered with Lodhradi Kashaya orally 25ml twice daily before food and Navaka Guggulu 500mg tab twice daily after food for a period of 30 days.Blood glucose test was done on 0 th and 31 st from the day of study initiation.For Statistical analysis subjective parameters