India is the diabetes capital of world. The current healthcare infrastructure is unable to cope with the increasing influx of diabetes patients. Traditional therapies such as Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and homeopathy, commonly known as AYUSH, have been used in diabetes treatment for centuries. This study attempts to understand the awareness and attitude of patients towards AYUSH therapies for diabetes and to understand the hurdles that are preventing AYUSH from becoming a mainstream therapy for Diabetes. A survey of patients was conducted to understand the perspective of this group. It was observed that Allopathy is the first choice of treatment by patients. It was also observed that awareness regarding AYUSH therapies is low amongst the study participants. Lack of scientific evidence is a major constraint for AYUSH therapies.
