Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) among type 2 diabetes patients in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional survey.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of chronic illnesses has increased worldwide. Diabetes is one such illness and 80% of the diabetic population lives in the developing world. There is a rapidly growing trend towards the use of Complementary and Alternative Medical practices in Diabetes. Sri Lanka is a developing Asian nation with a rich culture of Ayurvedic and native medical culture. The objective of this study was to find the prevalence of use of CAMs in a diabetic population attending a large multiethnic diabetes facility in a University unit and to assess whether there is an increase in the incidence of hypoglycaemic episodes among users of CAMs.

Methods

A cross sectional study was performed at Teaching Hospital Peradeniya between April and August 2012. Following verbal consent,

SUBMITTER: Medagama AB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4201716 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature