The Four Bhavana and Self-care of Diabetes Patients

Abstract

This purpose of academic paper was to present a self-care for diabetes patients base on the 4 Bhavana to control blood glucose in the blood reduce complications. The consumption behavior and increased exercise were essentially a self-care.  The Self-care was a prerequisite for health care the diabetes patients. The Self-care would be prevented stress, anxiety, depression This would affect glucose in the blood. The principle of BhaVana were the Dhamma applied to live with happiness in life of the diabetes patients, were 1) The physical development for the Buddhism 2) moral development was a behavioral aspect of life, lice chantting there should be prayers and. 3) mental development , the diabetes patients should be self-sufficient, not anxious, always join activities with others and 4) Pan the diabetes patients must develop their own problems. According to Buddhism, when the diabetes patients have self-care with combination of medical care with modern medicine, they understand how to behave themselves, the Resulted was calming the mind, ability to control the symptoms of the disease as well and as living in a normal life.