Abstract
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.
Highlights
IntroductionDiabetes mellitus is a complicated metabolic disorder characterized by hypofunction or lack of function of the beta cells of the islets of langerhans in the pancreas, leading to high blood glucose levels and excretion of sugar in the urine
Cases were recruited from a yoga centre
The difference between the mean value of fasting blood glucose level determined by unpaired ‘t’ test was statistically highly significant (p=
Summary
Diabetes mellitus is a complicated metabolic disorder characterized by hypofunction or lack of function of the beta cells of the islets of langerhans in the pancreas, leading to high blood glucose levels and excretion of sugar in the urine. Type 1 diabetes results from the pancreas's failure to produce enough insulin due to loss of beta cells. This form was previously referred to as "insulindependent diabetes mellitus" (IDDM) or "juvenile diabetes". 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=
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