The Department of Endocrinology, 
Faith healers and diabetes care in South Asia: Fighting together, moving forward.
- Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
- Department of Medicine, Christian Medical College, Ludhiana, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore (TN) -632004, India, and Non Communicable Disease Unit, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ) Rakesh Sahay ( Department of Endocrinology, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
- Department of Endocrinology, St. Johns Medical College, Bangalore, India.
JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Vol. 72 · Issue 6 · pp. 1232-1234
PMID 35751345 DOI 10.47391/jpma.22-71
Cite This Article
Sanjay Kalra, Jubbin Jacob, Nitin Kapoor, Ganpathi Bantwal. Faith healers and diabetes care in South Asia: Fighting together, moving forward. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association. 2022;72(6):1232-1234. doi:10.47391/jpma.22-71
Abstract
Faith healing has been prevalent in the South Asian society since time immemorial. This is often coupled with alternative and complementary systems of medicine and attract a large proportion of people belonging to different sects, religions, and organizations. Though based on blinded trust, it does address the psychosomatic component of chronic disorders and hence does make the patient feel better. In this article the authors highlight the significant role of modern medicine in patients with certain endocrine and systemic disorders but also explore futuristic options to utilize these different systems in amalgamation for the better control and treatment of endocrine disorders like diabetes.
Keywords
- Faith healers
- Alternative medicine
- Allopathic medicine
- Diabetes management
- South Asian region.
