Effect of yogic practices and physical exercises on blood sugar and uric acid among diabetes women patients

Prevalence of diabetes is projected to increase to 80 million by 2030, placing an immense burden on the health care resources of our country. The aim of this study was to find out the effect of yogic practices and physical exercises on blood sugar and uric acid among diabetic women patients. 60 women NIDDM patients undergoing treatment in Government Hospitals and Diabetic Centres in Chennai were randomly selected as subjects in the age group of 35 to 45. They were grouped into three based on their mean random blood sugar level, such as control group, experimental group I and experimental group II respectively. Pre tests scores were determined on blood sugar and uric acid based on the blood samples collected. Experimental group I underwent 12 weeks yogic practices, experimental group II underwent 12 weeks physical exercises and control group did not participated in any of the special activity. Immediately after completion of the experimental period, the post tests were conducted on the above said dependent variables, which formed final scores of the subjects. Statistical analysis using ANCOVA proved that experimental treatments significantly contributed to beneficially alter blood sugar (F : 29.42) and uric acid (F: 16.97). Yogic practices were found significantly better than physical exercises in beneficially altering blood sugar and uric acid among diabetic women patients. It was concluded that yogic practices play significant role in regularizing blood sugar and uric acid and yogic practices can be popularized among diabetic patients for treating and managing diabetics especially among women diabetic patients.