TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF YOGA ON BLOOD SUGAR PROFILE IN DIABETICS TYPE-2 PATIENTS
Background: Diabetes mellitus is a syndrome complex characterized by impaired carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. Methods: Prospective study was conducted on 100 type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and 100 normal healthy persons. Cases were recruited from a yoga centre. Control subjects were selected from diabetic patients attending hospital. Alcoholic or smoker subjects were excluded. Results: The mean value of blood glucose level of subjects was 136.4±9.42 mg/dl and that of controls was 183.2±9.16 mg/dl. The difference between the mean value of fasting blood glucose level determined by unpaired ‘t’ test was statistically highly significant (p=<0001). The mean value of blood glucose level of subjects was 6.32±1.35 % and that of controls was 7.46±1.41%. The difference between the mean value of HB1Ac level determined by unpaired ‘t’ test was statistically highly significant (p=<0001). Conclusion: Yoga can be used as an alternate therapy to reduce the blood glucose level along with the drug therapy. Keywords: Yoga, Diabetics, Drugs.