Glycemic Response is Improved by Breathing Exercises

The effects of slow breathing on glycemic control and insulin sensitivity was the subject of the first systematic study of the literature. While several studies have looked at the impact of yoga on people with diabetes, only a handful have focused on the isolation of slow breathing as the primary factor in their involvement. While it's impossible to differentiate yoga's exercise-related effects from its glycemic control effects, there's a lot of evidence that a breathing intervention will improve insulin sensitivity and glycemic control. This happens to be true of both stable and diabetic people, both acutely and chronically. Yoga pranayama and the deep breathing techniques that are central to yoga are a surprisingly low-cost and under-utilized intervention for people suffering from glycemic control and insulin sensitivity issues. To better understand the effect of respiratory regulation on glucose metabolism and insulin response, more research on pranayama and slow breathing manoeuvres is required