Impact of a residential yoga and naturopathy intervention on blood glucose and diabetes related risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A retrospective study

Background

Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic illnesses characterised by elevated blood sugar levels brought on by abnormalities in insulin action, production, or both. Previous studies indicate that integrated yoga and naturopathy (IYN) intervention may be useful in the prevention of type-2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). But there is no known retrospective study with a larger sample size has examined the impact of IYN on blood glucose in T2DM. Thus, the aim of this study was to find the impact of a residential IYN on blood glucose level and other diabetes-related risk factors in patients with T2DM.

Materials and methods

A retrospective study design was adopted in which data between August 2019 and October 2022 were screened from hospital inpatient record. A total of 407 eligible patients’ data were included. Subject received IYN. Their baseline and post assessment parameter were extracted from medical record and data were analyzed using SPSS, Version-16.

Results

There was a significant reduction in fasting blood glucose, post-prandial blood glucose, weight, body mass index, hip circumference, waist circumference, waist-hip ratio, mid-arm circumference, mid-thigh circumference, perceived stress scale score, blood pressure, pulse rate, mean arterial pressure, rate pressure product and double pressure product in the post-test compared to its’ respective pre-test assessments following yoga and naturopathy intervention.

Conclusion

Residential yoga and naturopathy intervention have potential therapeutic impact in reducing blood glucose and its diabetes related risk factors in patients with T2DM. However, prospective randomized controlled trials are recommended to warrant the results of the study.