Yoga Might Help Diabetes

This doesn’t surprise us at all!

Any kind of physical activity will probably help you lose weight and control your blood sugar, especially those with type 2 diabetes, so when we hear that a new study proves that idea with yoga, we aren’t cleaning our minds off the wall from our heads exploding in shock.

The study, of 123 middle-aged and older adults, found that those who added yoga classes to standard diabetes care shed a handful of pounds over three months. Meanwhile, their average blood sugar levels held steady — in contrast to the non-yoga-practicing “control” group, whose blood sugar levels rose.

The findings, reported in the journal Diabetes Care, do not suggest that yoga should replace other forms of exercise for people with type 2 diabetes — a disease commonly associated with obesity.

So if you have type 2 diabetes and can’t really handle vigorous activity (if you’re older, for example) then some yoga could really help you keep things in control!

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