Ayurvedic science a way of life, has its method of treating any type of bodily disorders by advising one to have simple changes in his lifestyle/diet and by taking ayurvedic herbal formulations along with a regular yogic practice. In the same manner, it manages Diabetic neuropathy too, which is a severe complication of diabetes affecting the nerves, where the symptoms are being manifested in the form of loss of sensation/balance etc.,
Ayurveda approaches it in a wholistic manner, in helping the patient to control it at all levels physical, emotional, mental, spiritual and intellectual. A regular yogic practice, which has three components in it viz asanas (postures), dhyana (meditation) and pranayama (breathing techniques) helps a lot in fighting the disease.
While doing yogic postures like Amarantha Kokkuasana (sitting crane), Nindra Kokkuasana (Standing crane) and Vil asana (Bow pose, rocking) and breathing exercises the pancreatic cells are rejunevated and its secretion is greatly influenced a lot by the abdominal contractions and relaxations.
Especially, if you practice udiyana bandam, it leads to abdominal squeeze which is very much useful in fighting the disease.
Also it is found that when we do some asanas related to muscular movements blood sugar is reduced. It helps in increasing the blood supply to various part of the body thereby improving insulin administration in the body.
Practising yoga asanas like Ardha-matsyendrasana (Spinal twist), Halasana (Plough pose, Kalapoy asana), Yoga mudrasana (Yogic Symbol pose), Bhujangasana (Serpent pose, Paambuasana), Sarvangasana (Shoulder stand), Supta Vajrasana (Sitting pose of Firmness), Chakrasana (Wheel pose), Shalabhasana (Grasshopper pose, Vittelasana) too help a lot in controlling diabetic neuropathy.
It develops a mental relaxation and a balance in life and changes one’s attitude towards the treatment that one has to undergo if afflicted with diabetes neuropathy.
Last but not least Ayurveda also recommends one to do a creative visualizing that pancreas are functioning properly and during meditation one has to concentrate on it, so that there is a desired positive effect on sugar levels.
