Yoga and Diabetes.

How yoga helps diabetics to normalize blood-glucose level?

Yoga can normalizes (not lowering, that may lead to hypoglycemia) blood-glucose level by gently massaging as well as stimulates the internal organs responsible for the carbohydrate metabolism.

Some diabetes yoga is difficult to perform and need an expert to guide. Diabetes yoga stimulates, normalizes endocrine (glandular-system) that releases hormones into general circulation. Endocrine glands include the pituitary, thyroid, parathyroid, thymus, adrenals, pancreas, and sex glands (ovaries and testes).

Most of the diabetes yoga is bending-pose that gently compresses the organs beneath the abdomen - stomach, intestine, liver, and pancreas. This makes the organ to start functioning as expected, thus blood glucose keeps at its normal level.

Paschimottanasan (forward seated bend) diabetes yoga

This diabetes yoga pose is good for those suffering from diabetes, hyperacidity, and migraine. This yoga can stimulate the internal organs like liver, pancreas, and kidney.

This asana are a great help to diabetes patients and have numerous other benefits too.

This looks simple, but is in fact one of the most difficult asanas to do.

Method

1. Sit on a mat with your legs stretched straight out in front of you. 

2. Breathe OUT. Slowly bend forward, trying to touch your feet. Don't bend your knees. 

3. If you feel a constriction while bending, straighten up slightly and then try and bend further forward. 

4. Don't push yourself too hard. You may not be able to get very far if you are a beginner. Don't get impatient and push yourself too hard. You will only injure your muscles. Just bend forward as far as you can go.

5. It is important that you hold this pose. There is no point in just bouncing back and forth.  

6. Exhale, while returning to normal position.

Benefits

• Stretches the back and spine
• Stretches the shoulders 
• Stretches the hamstrings
• Beneficial for the kidneys, liver, ovaries and uterus. (It is thus a must for women. It also helps ease menstrual discomfort.)
• Beneficial for diabetics and improves digestion. 

Don't attempt this asana if:

You have back problems, asthma or diarrhea.

Ardha Matsyendrasana (Half Spinal Twist) diabetes yoga

Twisting diabetes yoga poses can cleanse and rejuvenate the body. The abdominal organs receive a deep internal message, helping to squeeze out toxins, stimulate digestion, and supply organs with fresh circulation on release. This asana can regulate to secrete adrenaline and bile. This yoga is useful for the yogic management of diabetes, sinusitis, hay fever, bronchitis, constipation, menstrual disorders, and urinary tract disorders. Ardha Matsyendrasana can massage the pancreas, kidneys, stomach, small intestines, liver, and gallbladder. The region matches to Manipur chakra, therefore, stimulating and unblocking this region can improve the vitality and health of the whole body.

How do you do Ardha Matsyendrasana?

• Kneel and sit on your feet with your heels pointing outward.
• Then sit to the right of your feet.
• Lift your left leg over your right, placing the foot against the outside of the right knee. Bring your right heel close to your buttocks. Keep the spine erect.
• Stretch your arms out to the sides at shoulder level, and twist around to the left.
• Now bring the right arm down on the outside of the left knee and hold your left foot with your right hand, placing your left hand on the floor behind you. As you breathe out, twist as far as possible to the left, look over the left shoulder.
• Repeat the same with right leg over left bring left arm to hold the right foot.