Indian systems of medicine prove effective in management of Diabetes. Siddha medicine and Yoga are holistic traditional Indian systems of medicine which treat the individual as a whole and not the disease. To study the combined effect of integrated Siddha medicine and Yoga therapy on blood sugar level in the treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes. This study is a randomized controlled trial with 109 diabetic subjects attending Siddha OPD, Puducherry, were split up into two groups. Yoga group (Group A) received yoga training for 4 months with standard siddha medication (n = 54) and Control group (Group B) received only standard siddha medication (n =55). Pre and post assessment of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), postprandial blood sugar (PPBS) and fasting blood sugar (FBS)were done before and after yoga training respectively. Baseline values were comparable. FBS was statistically significant in Group A (p< 0.001) whereas there was no statistical significance in Group B. PPBS and Hb1Ac were statistically significant in both the groups (p< 0.001) Integrated Siddha and Yoga showed effective reduction in FBS, PPBS and Hb1Ac whereas siddha treatment showed significant reduction in PPBS and Hb1Ac. We may conclude that integrating yoga therapy along with siddha medicine proves potential and effective in treatment of diabetes

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This present study wherein the Siddha and Yoga have been integrated shows effective reduction in FBS, PPBS and Hb1Ac while siddha treatment showed significant reduction in PPBS and Hb1Ac. It may be concluded that by integrating both traditional systems of medicine which complement each other, there is a holistic benefit attained by the patient resulting in overall wellness

Rajalakshmi B., Meena Ramanathan, Ananda Balayogi Bhavanani and Sridharan R. (2023). Effect of Integrated Module of Siddha and Yoga on Blood Sugar Level in the management of Type 2 Diabetes. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 15(3a): 01-05