Kaushik Chattopadhyay, Nitin Kapoor, Michael Heinrich, Achintya Mitra, Madhukar Mittal, Sarah Anne Lewis, Sheila Margaret Greenfield, Shyamalendu Mukherjee, Ivo Pischel, Panniyammakal Jeemon, Nikhil Tandon, Sanjay Kinra, Tuhin Kanti Biswas, Jo Leonardi-Bee
BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), a common chronic health condition, has major health and socioeconomic consequences. In the Indian subcontinent, it is a health condition for which individuals commonly consult Ayurvedic (traditional medical system) practitioners and use their medicines. However, to date, a good quality T2DM clinical guideline for Ayurvedic practitioners, grounded on the best available scientific evidence, is not available. Therefore, the study aimed to systematically develop a clinical guideline for Ayurvedic practitioners to manage T2DM in adults...
2023: Frontiers in Medicine