The Effect of 12-Week Yoga Selected Exercise on Fasting Glucose, Glycosylate dHemoglobin and Lipid Profile in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes

Abstract

Background: The aim of the present study is the effect of 12 weeks of yoga selected exercises on fastingglucose, glycosylated hemoglobin and lipid profile in premenopausal women with diabetes type 2.Methodology: Thirty females with diabetes type 2 and a mean age of (46/8±3/3 years), weight (69/7±17/1kg), height (155/0±5/0 cm), BMI (29/6±5/0 kg per square meter) and with 6/4±2/6 years of illness wereselected based on specific criteria in research and were divided in two groups of yoga practice (n=15) andcontrol group (n=12). Experimental group’ exercise program lasted for 12 weeks, three sessions per week andeach session 90 minutes. Fasting glucose levels (FBS), Glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), triglyceride (TG),lipoprotein with high density (HDL-C), lipoprotein with low-density (LDL-C), lipoprotein with very lowdensity (VLDL) and total cholesterol of the participants were measured 48 hours before the exercise and 48hours after the exercise protocol. Results: This results of the study showed that yoga practice for 12 weekssignificantly decreased fasting glucose concentration (p=0/000), Glycosylated hemoglobin (p=0.034), LDL(p=0/009), VLDL (p=0/027) and significantly increased in the concentration of HDL (p=0/003) in femaleswith diabetes type 2. Conclusion: 12-weeks yoga exercise improves glucose levels, Glycosylated hemoglobinand HDL, LDL and VLDL of the blood and probably the period of practice in these patients should beincreased for a greater impact on triglycerides and total cholesterol.

Keywords

• yoga
• diabetes type 2
• lipid profile
• fasting glucose
• glycosylated hemoglobin