Background: Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic complications designated by chronic hyperglycemia due to insulin resistance. Regular exercises are playing a major role in the prevention and therapeutic treatment of diabetes, its related health hazards and control of insulin resistance. Aims and Objectives: To evaluate the effect of physical exercise on physiological, anthropological, and biochemical parameters in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Materials and Methods: A total of 160 women with type 2 diabetes were recruited from the Outpatient Department of Maheshwara Hospital. Based on age, weight, and body mass index (BMI), participants were divided into four groups with 40 participants in each such as Group 1 exposed to yoga, Group 2 undergone with physical exercises, Group 3 undergone with walking, and Group 4 considered as control group. All patients were trained by experts and subjected to regular practice for 6 months. Blood pressure, blood glucose, hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), BMI, and hip circumference were measured in all the patients. Results: Yogic exercises have significant effect on hip circumference and HbA1c among the three groups. Physical exercises would be highly effective in controlling body weight, BMI, blood pressure, pulse rate, and blood sugar level. Walking group showed significant impact on variables such as weight, BMI, and blood sugar. Conclusion: The walking and physical exercise groups are found to be better than yoga group in improving variables such as weight, BMI, and blood sugar. Yoga group has a good impact on HbA1c and hip circumference.
Background: Yoga is a healthy lifestyle intervention practice that has claimed beneficial effect in the management of several metabolic syndromes including diabetes mellitus. It has favorable effect on maintaining blood pressure and insulin resistance in pre-diabetic individual.
Aim and Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effect of yoga practice on the blood glucose levels and body mass index (BMI) in pre-diabetic individuals.
Materials and Methods: Cases attending outpatient department of between age group 21–55 years under pre-diabetic category (n = 128) based on laboratory investigations and BMI were recruited. Participants were divided in to two groups, that is, group 1 (Pre-diabetics with yoga practice) and Group 2 (Pre-diabetics without yoga practice). Participants of Group 1 were advised to attend the yoga sessions for 180 days and blood glucose levels and BMI was assessed.
Results: In Group 1, the mean blood glucose level was gradually decreased from the beginning (121.57 mg/dl in Group 1 and 121.98 mg/dl in Group 2) to end of 180 days (89.32 mg/dl in Group 1% 105.65 mg/dl in Group 2). The mean BMI was significantly decreased from the beginning (27.63 in Group 1 and 27.24 in Group 2) to the end of 180 days (21.33 in Group 1 and 24.26 in Group 2) in both study groups. The mean difference of glucose levels and BMI among both study groups was statistically significant (P < 0.05).
Conclusion: Yoga practice was significantly reduced the BMI and blood glucose in pre-diabetic participants. However, the rate of decline in the levels of blood glucose and BMI was high in pre-diabetics under yoga practice. Continuous yoga adherence and healthy lifestyle practices can improve.
Background: Type-2 diabetes mellitus is related to decreased lung function. Prolonged inadequate control of glucose levels may alter regulation of inflammatory pathways that are implicated in pulmonary function complications.
Aim and Objectives: The objjectives of the study were to assess the relationship of pulmonary function test (PFT) with factors influencing glycemic status in type 2 diabetes mellitus.
Materials and Methods: A total of 110 diabetic cases with uncontrolled blood sugar levels and similar number age- and gender-matched control subjects above 30 years of age were recruited. Sociodemographic details were collected and participants underwent laboratory ad radiological investigations. PFTs including Forced vital capacity (FVC), peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR), forced expired volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced expiratory flow (FEF 25–75%), and FEV1/FVC ratio were assessed.
Results: The comparison of PFTs with levels of HbA1c (<7 and >7) showed that the levels of FVC, PEFR, FEV1, and FEF 25–75% were higher in diabetics with HbA1c <7 and FEV1/FVC ratio was high in diabetic cases with HbA1c >7. The mean difference of PFT with HbA1c and body mass index (BMI) was statistically not significant in diabetics (P > 0.05). The person’s correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between FVC, FEV1 with HbA1c, and BMI in diabetics.
Conclusion: Uncontrolled glycemic status and increased BMI were associated with functional impairment of lungs. Organized glycemic control and duly checking the PFTs may reduce the risk of onset of respiratory complications and lung function.
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