Diabetes Management with Yoga
Posted on July 16, 2011 by Lu Young RN
You may be thinking – diabetes management with yoga? Yes, it is thought the combination of the exercise, relaxation, and special breathing techniques actually reduces blood glucose.
Yoga can help find answers to diabetes, practitioners say
Dubai: Regular special yoga exercises can help diabetics control their blood sugar levels to a great extent, regular practitioners of this ancient discipline say.
An instructor vouched for the fact that many people he knew who had been practising yoga on a daily basis had reduced or controlled their blood sugar levels.
“It works,” said Tony D’Silva, an instructor with the Dubai-based Friends of Yoga.
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Yoga Related Observations
Regular practice of yoga does reduce blood sugar levels, the blood pressure, weight, the rate of progression to the complications, and the severity of the complications as well. The symptoms are also reduced to a great extent, so are number of diabetes related hospital admissions. The quality of life questionnaires do reveal a remarkable improvement in the scores. These finding are uniform for all those who are trying to find effect of yoga on diabetes.
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The key to getting started with yoga is finding a good instructor. And as always before starting any exercise program consult your GP or primary care physician.
