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| Article Name : | | | EFFECT OF SELECTED YOGA ASANAS ON BLOOD SUGAR LIPID PROFILE AND BLOOD PRESSURE PARAMETERS AMONG TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS | | Author Name : | | | M. Udhaya Kumar , R. Kalidasan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | ISRJ-131 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile | | Abstract : | | | The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of selected yoga asanas practices on fasting blood sugar, post prandial blood sugar, high density lipoprotein (HDL), low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein (VLDL), systolic blood pressure and diastolic blood pressure among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. To achieve the purpose of the study thirty male type 2 diabetes mellitus patients in the age-group of 35-60 years with diabetes of 1-10 years duration were selected from Vishwa Aysush Kendram, Therapeutic yoga centre, Salem. Patients of nephropathy, retinopathy (proliferative) and coronary artery disease or any other complications of diabetes were excluded. A series of blood glucose, lipid profile, and blood pressure tests was carried out on each participant. Fasting blood sugar and post prandial blood sugar was assessed by Glucose oxidase method – peroxidase. The high density lipoprotein assessed by phosphotungstate method, low density lipoprotein (LDL), very low density lipoprotein assessed by Friedewald-Levy-Fredrickson formula & blood pressure was assessed by blood pressure monitor. | | Keywords : | | - yoga asanas training
- diabetes
- blood sugar
- lipid profile
- blood pressure
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