Diabetes & Blood Sugar

Can yoga replace diabetes medication?

No. The diabetes studies discussed here evaluate yoga as a complementary part of care while standard treatment continues. Improvements in HbA1c or glucose do not mean medication should be stopped or changed without clinical review.

Contents
  1. 01Yoga is studied alongside diabetes care
  2. 02If your numbers improve
Health guide
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Yoga is studied alongside diabetes care

The trials reporting improvements in HbA1c and fasting glucose generally added yoga to standard diabetes management. They therefore support yoga as an additional lifestyle measure, not as a replacement for prescribed treatment.

02

If your numbers improve

Bring improved readings and HbA1c results to your treating clinician. Medication decisions depend on your overall pattern of results and risk, so any change to treatment should be made as part of that review rather than by stopping medicine on your own.

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