Institution |
Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, PGIMER, and Department of Internal Medicine, PGIMER, Chandigarh Patanjali Research Foundation, Haridwar Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh Yoga Federation of India, Chandigarh Department of Physical Education, Panjab University Dev Samaj College of Education Department of Otolaryngology and Head Neck Surgery, PGIMER, and Drug Addiction Rehabilitation Centre, Chandigarh Art of Living Foundation, Bengaluru Department of Public Administration, Panjab University Centre for Systems Biology and Bioinformatics, Panjab University, Departments of Zoology and Biophysics, Panjab University, Chandigarh Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana, and Division of Yoga and Physical Sciences, S-VYASA, Bengaluru SDS Hira Nagar, Jammu Vishwa Yoga Bharti, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan Brahman Sabha, HMT, Pinjore Center for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research, SBVU, Pondicherry, and Goverment Hospital Vembadithalam, Tamilnadu, India |
Abstract |
Background: India is fast becoming the diabetic capital in the world according to a recent report. Patients with diabetes are at increased risk of mortality due to diabetic complications, which has enormous implications for the health budget. Objectives: The main objective of this review is to provide an overview of the work carried out in the world, including modern and traditional approaches for the prevention and management of diabetes and reducing the chances of onset of further complications via cost-effective lifestyle interventions and integrative medicine. Material and Methods: We performed a literature search from various databases like PubMed, Scopus, Google scholar, etc., using the keywords diabetes, prediabetes, MCI and prediabetes, diabetes and yoga, diabetes. Results: Upon reviewing the published articles, it was noticed that one of the most neglected complications of diabetes, namely cognitive dysfunction, which is characterized by a pattern of vascular dementia and Alzheimer disease (AD), has been largely ignored, and there has been no large study investigating the role of yoga intervention in diabetes and/or associated cognitive impairment. Conclusion: The review article opens new paradigms for researchers to evaluate the connection between diabetes and AD through a yoga-based national campaign on diabetes. This paves the way towards the goal of integrative medicine. |