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Methods: In this study, the subjects on yoga intervention comprised 35 type 2 diabetics, and an equal number of volunteers constituted the control group. Subjects ranged in age from 30 to 70 years, with hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) test more than 7%, and were maintained on diabetic diet and oral hypoglycemic agents. Blood samples were drawn prior to and after 120 days of integrated yoga therapy intervention. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), post-prandial blood glucose (PPBG), HbA1c, insulin, and lipid profile were assessed in both the intervention and control groups.  Results: The intervention group revealed significant improvements in body mass index (BMI) (0.7 kg\/m2 median decrease; P=0.001), FBG (20 mg\/dL median decrease; P&lt;0.001), PPBG (33 mg\/dL median decrease; P&lt;0.001), HbA1c (0.4% median decrease; P&lt;0.001), homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) (1.2 median decrease; P&lt;0.001), cholesterol (13 mg\/dL median decrease, P=0.006), triacylglycerol (22 mg\/dL median decrease; P=0.027), low-density lipo\u00acprotein (6 mg\/dL median decrease; P=0.004), and very-low-density lipoprotein levels (4 mg\/dL median decrease; P=0.032). Increases in high-density lipoprotein after 120 days were not significant (6 mg\/dL median increase; P=0.15). However, when compared to changes observed in patients in the control group, all these improvements proved to be significant.  Conclusion: Administration of integrated yoga therapy to individuals with diabetes leads to a significant improvement in glycemic control, insulin resistance, and key biochemical parameters.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.5041\/rmmj.10462","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,27]],"date-time":"2022-01-27T10:10:37Z","timestamp":1643278237000},"page":"e0005","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":18,"title":["Impact of an Integrated Yoga Therapy Protocol on Insulin Resistance and Glycemic Control in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus"],"prefix":"10.5041","volume":"13","author":[{"name":"Department of Biochemistry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV), SBV Campus, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, India","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manoharan","family":"Mangala Gowri","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jayanthi","family":"Rajendran","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Abu","family":"Srinivasan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ananda Balayogi","family":"Bhavanani","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"Centre for Yoga Therapy Education and Research, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (SBV), SBV Campus, Pillaiyarkuppam, Pondicherry, India","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ramanathan","family":"Meena","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"2983","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,1,27]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref0","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2932","DOI":"10.4103\/ijo.IJO_1627_21","article-title":"Epidemiology of type 2 diabetes in India","volume":"69","author":"Pradeepa","year":"2021","unstructured":"1. 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