A Comparative Study of Yogic Practices and Diet Therapy in the Management of Pre-Diabetes wsr to Glycemic Control: A Case Report

Abstract

Pre-Diabetes is growing with an alarming rate all over the world. It is a clinical entity between the normoglycemia and stage of Type II Diabetes mellitus. Faulty dietary habits and lifestyle errors play a key role in the pathophysilogy of Pre-diabetes. Pre-diabetics have higher risk for cardiovascular diseases, fatty liver, kidney failure and other associated complications of diabetes. The reason for the rising incidence of Pre-diabetes is due to the lack of public awareness, observation, follow-up programs and self-awareness about the conditions of disease. This report is about a case of successful reversal of Pre-diabetes to normal stage through Yogic practices and diet therapy. The selected patient was prescribed Yogic practices and diet therapy throughout the intervention. The trial patient reported glycosylated (HbA1c) as high as 5.9 % and after the intervention of Yogic practice and diet therapy, it was reduced to 5.2%. After three months intervention, fasting blood sugar dropped from 110 mg/dl to 90 mg/dl and postprandial blood sugar dropped from 165 mg/dl to 132 mg/dl and Weight reduced from 93 kgs to 90 kgs. He was responded well in terms of clinical symptoms of Pre-diabetes after the completion of trial intervention. Besides, no other lifestyle modification interventions were enforced during the whole trial period. The results concluded that consistent diet therapy and regular Yogic practice can not only maintain the blood sugar levels in patient of Pre-diabetic but also improve the patient general health and wellbeing.