Yoga shows some benefit for diabetes

[Northerner]

Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control, a small study suggests.

The study, of 123 middle-aged and older adults, found that those who added yoga classes to standard diabetes care shed a handful of pounds over three months. Meanwhile, their average blood sugar levels held steady -- in contrast to the non-yoga-practicing "control" group, whose blood sugar levels rose.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-yoga-diabetes-idUSTRE7814FL20110902

 

[Katieb]

Gentle yoga classes may help people with type 2 diabetes take off a small amount of weight and steady their blood sugar control, a small study suggests.

The study, of 123 middle-aged and older adults, found that those who added yoga classes to standard diabetes care shed a handful of pounds over three months. Meanwhile, their average blood sugar levels held steady -- in contrast to the non-yoga-practicing "control" group, whose blood sugar levels rose.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/02/us-yoga-diabetes-idUSTRE7814FL20110902

Been thinking of giving yoga a whirl and it's good for stress levels too so can't harm to give it a go!🙂