This presentation provide means and methods to manage diabetes

1. Dr.R.Kalidasan
UGC Research Awardee cum Asst. Prof. (SS)
Department of Physical Education
Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-620 024
DIABETES MANAGEMENT THROUGH
SPECIFIC PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES AND
YOGIC PRACTICES
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Diabetes is a group of metabolic
diseases in which a person has high
blood sugar, either because the
body does not produce enough
insulin or because cells do not
respond to the insulin that is
produced.

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Common Classification of Diabetes
1. Type-1 diabetes
2. Type-2 diabetes
3. Gestational diabetes
In type-1 diabetes results from the body’s failure to
produce insulin and presently requires the person to inject
insulin.
In type-2 diabetes results from insulin resistance, a
condition in which cells fail to use insulin properly, sometimes
combined with as absolute insulin deficiency.
In Gestational diabetes is when pregnant women, who
have never had diabetes before have a high blood glucose
level during pregnancy.

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Over time, diabetes can lead to
 blindness
 kidney failure
 nerve damage
 micro vascular disease
 strokes
 coronary heart disease
 macro vascular disease
Of all the patients with diabetes, only
approximately 10% of the patients have type-1
diabetes and remaining 90% have type-2 diabetes.

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International status
Diabetes is being recognized as a global epidemic,
with the potential to cause a worldwide healthcare
crisis.
According to International Diabetes Federation Diabetes atlas 2012 estimates
Globally that more than 371 million people have diabetes
China with 92.3 million were affected by Diabetes
India with 63.0 million were affected by Diabetes
Globally, 4.6 million deaths annually are attributable to diabetes

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National status
India once leads the world with largest
number of diabetic subjects
The shift in age of onset of diabetes to a
younger age in the recent years
This could have long lasting adverse
effects on nation’s health and economy.

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The aim of the paper is to throw light on
diabetes management through specific
physical activities and yogic practices
among type 2 diabetic patients.

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OBJECTIVE
The objective of the study was to suggest the
specific physical activities and yogic practices
among type 2 diabetic patients.
Through literature search from various
sources the following specific physical activities
and yogic practices are suggested

9. Specific Physical activities
The modern specific physical activities should include
•Few specific physical activities such as - walking,
using the stairs, moving around - throughout the day
•Aerobic exercise, such as brisk walking, swimming or
dancing
•Strength training, like lifting light weights
•Flexibility exercises, such as stretching
•Dancing or take a dance aerobics class
•Swim or do water aerobics
•Bicycle ride outdoors or use a stationary bicycle
indoors
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10. Yogic practices
The selected yogic practices which are advised for diabetic patient are
Suryanamskar
Tadasana
Trikonasana
Dhanurasana
Bhujangasana
Naukasana
Paschimottanasana
Ardhamatsyendrasan
Pavanmukthasan
Sarpasana
Shavasana
Vakrasana
Mundkasana
Padmasana
Pranayama
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Diabetes is one of the major health and
development challenges of the 21st century.
No country and no sector of any society is
immune.
The challenge is to reduce the human and
financial costs through early diagnosis and
effective management and to prevent new
cases of diabetes.

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