Effect of Rajyogi lifestyle in controlling and managing blood glycemic levels in participants in Madhur Madhumeh camps for type 2 diabetes patients
Journal Title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Objective The effect of spiritually augmented healthy lifestyle intervention on clinical risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes T2DM is still unclear The aim and objective of this study was to assess the beneficial effects of a userfriendly noninvasive spiritually augmented healthy lifestyle intervention to improve blood glucose levels in patients with type 2 diabetes within a reasonable time frameMaterials and Methods A prospective study was conducted over a period of one year on 552 subjects who attended Madhur Madhumeh camps in the age group of 30 years to 82 years mean 5782 SD 1038 with T2DM of at least 6 months duration and on diabetic diet and oral hypoglycemic agents andor insulin treatment All the participants were trained by Rajyoga experts In all the participants precamp fasting FBS and random RBS blood glucose levels were taken and further fasting and random after 3 hours of lunch blood glucose levels were estimated in regular intervals during the camp to obtain 3 readings each of fasting and random blood glucose levelsResults Comparing with standard care alone Rajyogi lifestyle resulted in significant reduction in blood glucose levels within 24 hrs to 48 hours even after their high fasting Max455 141 participants above 200 mgdL and random Max700 104 participants above 300 mgdL blood glucose levels The reduction in FBS mean 2824 p 0Conclusions The study finds that Rajyogi lifestyle intervention showed significant benefit in reduction of blood glucose levels in T2DM patients It is evident that Rajyogi lifestyle can be used as an adjunct therapy in effectively controlling and managing blood glycemic levels in patients with type 2 diabetes Translating this finding into effective long term implementation requires further studies and evaluationKeywords Diabetes T2DM Rajyoga Yogic lifestyle Meditation
Authors and Affiliations
Valsalan Nair, Prathibha Nair, Brajesh Singhal, Banarsilal Sah, Abhyudaya Verma
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- EP ID EP488574
- DOI 10.18231/2454-6712.2018.0010
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