AMIT KUMAR SHAW,DR. S. MURUGESEN
DOI: https://doi.org/Background: Diabetes is a multiorgan-targeting metabolic disorder most prevalent in the Indian population that significantly affects the quality of life. Individuals who practice yoga can have the beneficial effect of maintaining good health. Additionally, it has a positive effect in controlling blood sugar levels. The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of yoga on cardio metabolic health in Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials and Methods: A total of 100 participants were included in the study, and 50 participants were under yoga intervention with medication, and the other 50 were only under medication and considered as the control group. It is a randomized controlled study conducted for three months in Chennai City to evaluate the effect of yoga.
Results: There were significant variations in FBS and HbA1C comparing pre- and post-test values of 132.35±24.84 and 7.82±0.85, respectively. While the systolic and diastolic blood pressure did not have any changes even after yoga interventions. The body mass index was considerably lower with a value of 23.43±2.32 than those of the control group.
Conclusion: Research suggests that practicing yoga may aid in preventing and managing diabetes, proposing it could be an effective auxiliary method to Type 2 diabetes mellitus.
