YOGA FOR DIABETES
About Yoga for Diabetes
High levels of stress hormones raise blood sugar levels and trigger cravings for sugary foods, which boosts insulin resistance.
Yoga, pranayama, meditation and mindfulness can be powerful ways to de-stress, which is what can make them a useful diabetes treatment. They offer ways of regulating blood sugar levels, lowering cholesterol and blood pressure, improving insulin sensitivity, and reducing BMI.
These practices can also benefit sufferers of diabetes emotionally – creating a calmer mind and a more relaxed body, alleviating depression, reducing anxiety, and improving the ability to cope.
What the clinical studies say
Yoga
- Improves glycemic control
- Improves insulin sensitivity
- Improves nerve function
- Lowers blood pressure
- Lowers cholesterol
- Reduces BMI
- Stress reduction
- Alleviates depression
- Improves ability to cope
- Improves glycemic control
- Lowers blood pressure
- Reduces anxiety Stress reduction
The clinical studies
Yoga
Effect of 3-Month Yoga on Oxidative Stress in Type 2 Diabetes With or Without Complications
Yoga Practice for the management of Type II diabetes Mellitus in Adults, a system
Effect of Yoga asanas on nerve conduction in type 2 diabetes.
The Influence of Yoga-Based Programs on Risk Profiles in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review
Mindfulness
