Role of yoga for patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Kumar, Vinod; Jagannathan, Aarti; Philip, Mariamma; Thulasi, Arun; Angadi, Praveen; Nagarathna, Raghuram

doi:10.1016/j.ctim.2016.02.001

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“…With regard to diabetes, a recent review of controlled trials of Yoga [20] for T2DM analyzed 12 RCTs and 13 non-RCTs covering 2,170 patients, finding good evidence that Yoga practice can positively affect glycemic control, lipid levels, and body lipocyte percentages. Another systematic review and meta-analysis [21] made similar findings. Yoga practices are well validated as a discipline promoting weight reduction [22,23], and since overweight is a major contributing factor to early stages of T2DM, its potential to counteract obesity has been reviewed [24] and found to be a potentially key way to reverse beginnings of the disorder.…”

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“…Yoga practices are well validated as a discipline promoting weight reduction [22,23], and since overweight is a major contributing factor to early stages of T2DM, its potential to counteract obesity has been reviewed [24] and found to be a potentially key way to reverse beginnings of the disorder. All such recent studies [20][21][22][23][24] confirming benefits of Yoga for aspects of T2DM support an application proposed by practitioners of Yoga medicine since the millennium [25].…”

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confidence: 75%

“…Systematic application to obesity [22][23][24], and diabetes [20,21], is a relatively recent development and has led to the formation of a nationwide Stop Diabetes Movement in India (see http://svyasa.edu.in/stop-diabetes-movement-sdm), initially motivated by the success in some cases in a Yoga Medicine Health Centre inpatient setting. Particular clients achieved marked benefits, although averages may be rather lower.…”

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Combined Ayurveda and Yoga Practices for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Controlled Trial

Datey¹,

Hankey²,

Nagendra³

2017

Complement Med Res

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Background: The increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes in India is a cause for national concern, particularly the spiraling cost burden to the country. As one approach to stop its increase, Yoga medicine has been widely implemented, finding popularity with all social strata. Here, we report a study suggesting that treatment with fresh herbal juices and Yoga can improve the levels of blood glucose and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) in people with pre-diabetes. Methods: Study design: 3-arm controlled trial 3 months in duration. Participants: 157 male prisoners with newly diagnosed, high fasting blood sugar (FBS) and postprandial blood sugar (PPBS) levels. Group interventions: (1) Rasahara and Yoga, (2) Yoga, (3) no intervention. Assessments: FBS and PPBS levels were measured every 2 weeks; HbA1c and blood lipids were determined pre- and post-intervention. Results: Significant decreases occurred in the FBS (-21.13 ± 21.16 mg/dl) and PPBS levels (-15.02 ± 14.89 mg/dl) in group 1 (both p < 0.0001) and in the FBS level (20.62 ± 32.68 mg/dl) in group 2 (p = 0.0005), while the increases in group 3 attained significance only for the PPBS level (9.62 ± 21.83 mg/dl) (p = 0.0022). Observed changes in HbA1c were: group 1, -0.044 ± 0.059 mg/dl; group 2, +0.024 ± 0.456 mg/dl (not significant); and group 3, +0.365 ± 0.369 mg/dl (p < 0.0001). Conclusions: This study of Yoga for the treatment of diabetes shows that all male prisoners could benefit from the Yoga prison programs. Addition of Yoga programs to state and federal activities at all levels is now national policy in India. Follow-up studies should be carried out to obtain more robust results.

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Combined Ayurveda and Yoga Practices for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Controlled Trial

Datey¹,

Hankey²,

Nagendra³

2017

Complement Med Res

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“…Yoga as one of the complementary and alternative treatment methods has been advocated for controlling the symptoms, pre-existing complications associated with DM [5][6][7] and in management of blood sugar levels. A metaanalysis study conducted by Kumar et al 8 showed that most randomized controlled trials (RCTs) had a small sample size where the duration of intervention and follow-up was short. However, as more than three months duration of intervention and follow-up of up to 12 months is considered as a long-term indicator of good glycaemic status, in this review we have included all such controlled trials (CTs).…”

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Effectiveness of Yoga for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Hongasandra

Kumar

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Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial metabolic disorder which requires lifestyle interventions for its management. A number of controlled yoga trials in last few years have observed lifestyle interventions especially yoga to be efficacious in the management of diabetes. The aim of this study is to systematically review the research conducted in the field to understand the effectiveness of yoga on diabetes mellitus. A systematic search was done using search engines such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, CAMbase, PsycINFO and IndMED. A total of 212 articles were selected, of which 166 were excluded and 46 controlled trials (CTs) were included in the review. Among the 46 CTs, 31 studies were categorized based on the primary outcome variables, 10 were based on the secondary outcome variables and 5 studies were control studies. Risk of bias assessment was conducted on all the studies. The review demonstrates significant improvement due to yoga practice in the primary outcome measures such as blood glucose levels along with secondary outcome measures such as cardiac autonomic variables, lipid profile, liver enzymes, respiratory variables, quality of life, anxiety and depression. Thus yoga has not only been found to be beneficial for improved glycaemic control, but also for the wide variety of symptoms associated with the diabetes. Despite this evidence, it is worth mentioning that further gold standard randomized controlled trials are warranted with more specific sets of practice, to prescribe yoga especially as an alternative treatment for the management of diabetes.

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“…Appropriate Yoga programs are effective against overweight [19], a side effect of stress and an important aspect of T2DM and metabolic syndrome. Reviews of Yoga studies of T2DM suggest that its practices can improve blood sugar levels and stabilize the autonomic nervous system [20]; and that is a safe and cost-effective modality of treatment without side-effects [21], as in the case of hypertension [10]. Yoga is therefore ideal to apply to newly detected cases of elevated blood sugar, where blood pressure may also be a potential problem.…”

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Ayurveda Herb Juices and Yoga for Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate: a Controlled Trial

Hankey¹

2016

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Role of yoga for patients with type II diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Cited by 64 publications

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Combined Ayurveda and Yoga Practices for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Controlled Trial

Combined Ayurveda and Yoga Practices for Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Controlled Trial

Effectiveness of Yoga for Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

Ayurveda Herb Juices and Yoga for Blood Pressure and Pulse Rate: a Controlled Trial

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