title: Effect of 3-month yoga on oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes with or without complications: a controlled clinical trial.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the effect of yoga on anthropometry, blood pressure, glycemic control, and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetic patients on standard care in comparison with standard care alone.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study involved 123 patients stratified according to groups with microvascular complications, macrovascular complications, and peripheral neuropathy and without complications and assigned to receive either standard care or standard care along with additional yoga for 3 months.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In comparison with standard care alone, yoga resulted in significant reduction in BMI, glycemic control, and malondialdehyde and increase in glutathione and vitamin C. There were no differences in waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, blood pressure, vitamin E, or superoxide dismutase in the yoga group at follow-up.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Yoga can be used as an effective therapy in reducing oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes. Yoga in addition to standard care helps reduce BMI and improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetic patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Srinivas Institute of Medical Science and Research Centre, Mangalore, Karnataka, India. shreelaxmi.hegde@gmail.com
authors.forename: Shreelaxmi V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Hegde
authors.forename: Prabha
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Adhikari
authors.forename: Shashidhar
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kotian
authors.forename: Veena J
authors.initials: VJ
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Sydney
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: D'Souza
authors.forename: Vivian
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: D'Souza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000097:blood; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000502:physiology; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005978:Glutathione / Q000097:blood; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008315:Malondialdehyde / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D018384:Oxidative Stress / Q000502:physiology*; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase / Q000097:blood; D014810:Vitamin E / Q000097:blood; D015013:Yoga
chemical_list: D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D001786:Blood Glucose; D005978:Glutathione; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D008315:Malondialdehyde; D013482:Superoxide Dismutase; D014810:Vitamin E