Living with diabetes: Indian experience

Yoga Practice in Diabetes Improves Physical and Psychological Outcomes

“…[1][2][3] Psychological distress is being increasingly recognized to be a crucial measurement outcome as well as contributing to the cause and course of diabetes. 4,5 Studies in the United States and in India have shown that prevention programs for preventing diabetes are both feasible and cost-effective. 6,7 Yoga is an ancient Indian practice, which incorporates stress-reduction techniques such as meditation, various postures, regulated breathing, and visual imagery.…”

Diabetes and data in many forms

“…Prevention methods can be devised keeping the relation of built environment and psychosocial stressors. It is of interest that the data was obtained over the course of years primarily for evaluation of various psychosocial aspects of diabetes [18,19].…”

The significance of measuring health related quality of life in type 2 diabetes mellitus

“…Earlier studies from India, employing diabetes specific QOL questionnaires showed differences in living with diabetes [14,15] and the ability of integrating themselves and adjusting to diabetes fared better [16]. Even though type 1 diabetes is less common in India, psychosocial support is an integrated component of management [17].…”