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DIABETES is a chronic disease that occurs either when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. According to World Health Organization, the number of people with diabetes rose from 108 million in 1980 to 422 million in 2014. With diabetes, your body doesn’t make enough insulin or can’t use it as well as it should. When there isn’t enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream. Over time, that can cause serious health problems, such as heart disease, vision loss, and kidney disease, as per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Many studies state that yoga can be beneficiary for diabetes patients. Yoga not only just relaxes the body and mind, but certain yoga asanas can help lower blood sugar levels and blood pressure, which is why health experts recommend yoga for diabetes management. Here's a list of some easy-to-try yoga poses to control your blood sugar levels.

1. Legs Up The Wall Pose

This yoga poses gently stretches your hamstrings, glutes, spine, and buts while taking the pressure off of your lower back. Legs up the wall pose helps in relaxing the mind, providing sciatica pain relief, improving thyroid function, relieving headaches and migraine, and increasing energy. According to Healthline, the restorative inversion of this yoga asana allows relaxation. This helps lower stress levels, which may in turn help lower blood pressure and blood sugar levels.

2. Seated Forward Bend

Also known as Paschimottanasana, the seated forward bend pose helps in stretching your entire back boy, from heels to your head. n addition to lowering blood pressure and promoting weight loss, this pose may help relieve anxiety, headache, and fatigue.

3. Plow Pose

Plow pose or Halasana is an inverted yoga asana that stretches, strengthens, and relaxes your body. It stretches the spine and shoulders while rejuvenating the nervous system. This inversion may help stimulate the thyroid gland, increase circulation, and reduce stress. Its therapeutic effects may also help relieve backache, headache, and insomnia states Healthline.

4. Bow Pose

Bow pose is popularly known as Dhanurasana, in which you bend back in the shape of a bow to feel locked, loaded, and ready to aim. This backbend pose helps in opening up your chest while stimulating your abdominal organs. This may help in lowering your blood sugar levels, along with relieving constipation and respiratory ailments.

 

(Disclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional advice, diagnosis or treatment.)