Effect of Relaxation Breathing on Glycemic Response in Type II Diabetic Subjects

Relaxation breathing improves human glycemic response.

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated a simple relaxation breathing exercise for acute improvement of postprandial glycemic and insulinemic status. DESIGN Healthy human subjects were randomized to control breathing (CB; n=13) or a relaxation breathing exercise (RB; n=13) that was repeated every 10 minutes for the 30 minutes before and 90 minutes after consuming a glucose challenge (oral glucose tol...

Depression and Glycemic Control in Type II Diabetic Patients

Objective: Studies reported conflicting results’ regarding the status of depression and glycemic control in patients with type II diabetes(T2DM), therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between depression and glycemic control in T2DM patients. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was performed on 150 T2DM patients referred to Yazd diabetes researc...

Glycemic effects of rice and glutinous rice on treated-type II diabetic subjects.

The Effect of Magnesium and Zinc on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetic Patients

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of zinc and magnesium supplementation on glycemic control and serum insulin in type 2 diabetic patients. Materials and Methods: In this randomized clinical trial 70 diabetic patients who referred to Yazd Diabetes Center were selected. Subjects received 500 mg/day magnesium oxide or 100 mg/day zinc sulfate randomly for 8 weeks. At th...

depression and glycemic control in type ii diabetic patients

objective: studies reported conflicting results’ regarding the status of depression and glycemic control in patients with type ii diabetes(t2dm), therefore, this study was performed to determine the relationship between depression and glycemic control in t2dm patients. materials and methods: this cross-sectional study was performed on 150 t2dm patients referred to yazd diabetes research center,...