| Title |
Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAMs) among type 2 diabetes patients in Sri Lanka: a cross sectional survey
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, October 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1472-6882-14-374 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Arjuna B Medagama, Ruwanthi Bandara, Rajitha A Abeysekera, Buddhini Imbulpitiya, Thamudika Pushpakumari |
| Abstract |
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. |
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| Student > Master | 27 | 17% |
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| Student > Postgraduate | 9 | 6% |
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