Diabetes

Diabetes is a metabolic disorder causing excess thirst and teh production of large volume of urine it is mainly of two types :

Diabetes Insipidus: is a metabolic disorder in which there is production of excess quantity of urine with excess thirst. It is due to deficiency of pituitary hormone.

ii. Diabetes Mellitus: is a metabolic disorder of carbohydrates in which excess of sugar in the body is not oxidised to produce energy due to lack of production of pancreatic hormone “insulin”. The accumulation of sugar in the body may lead to excess production of urine, excess thirst, excess appetite and still loss of weight and weakness.

We are mainly concerned with Diabetes Mellitus (D.M.) which may lead to disorder of vision, Convulsions and abscess called carbuncle. Any injury takes time to get healed. Thus protection of limbs from injury is necessary.

There was a time when it was said that the diabetes mellitus is the disease of rich people who eat and drink in excess and have no exercises. But now a days younger generation and adolescent are also involved due to excess use of drugs particularly steroids. If the diabetes mellitus starts in childhood or adolescene, it is usually more severe than that starts at middle age or old age.

The control of diet, exercise with adequate carbohydrates for body’s need together with adequate medicines are necessary.

Virgo sign, 6th house and 6th lord govern the disease. Sun is the karaka for all stomach and metabolic diseases. Venus and Moon (watery planets) and Jupiter are the karakas for the disease. The watery signs are also involved. When afflicted Venus and Jupiter or Moon and Jupiter join in the watery sign in 6th, 7th or 8th house and Sun is debilitated or afflicted, one suffers from diabetes (D.M.) as we know that it is concerned with the diet or intake of drugs. The planets in the 2nd house or 8th house play an important role in causing diabetes (D.M.). We also know that good food habits and lack of exercise is the main cause of diabetes, thus the 3rd house and 11th house trine to 7th house particularly benefic planets like Jupiter and Venus or Moon, particularly Jupiter in watery signs cause diabetes.

Some yogas from classical books:

1. When strong malefic planet is posited in 8th house, Sun, Venus and Jupiter are afflicted or Moon and Jupiter are afflicted.

2. When a strong malefic planet is posited in lagna and Sun along with Venus and Jupiter or Moon and Jupiter are afflicted.

3. When malefic Venus is posited in lagna or 8th house aspected by or conjoining with malefic planets.

4. Sun conjoins with Mercury in Sagittarius or Pisces.

5. Sun, Saturn and Venus conjoin together in 5th house.

6. Sun posited in lagna identical with watery sign and Mars in 7th house.

7. The Mars posited in 10th house aspected by or conjoining with malefic in watery sign.

9. Mars aspecting 8th house from watery sign indicates diabetes mellitus.