Publications by authors named "Jintu Kurian"
Background: Prameha was identified in 1552 BCE as a Maharoga (major disease), one of the eight grave diseases of Ancient medical history. Initial days of recognition labeled Prameha as a rich man's disease, as found prevalent among people of higher socio-economic background. This fact was thereby linked with the diagnosis of diabetes and the invention of iron in the Iron Age, as wealthy part of the population who initiated consumption of newly harvested rice and wheat were found majorly diagnosed.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: We compared the impact of 2 lifestyle modifying physical activities, yoga (YBLM) or walking (WBLM) on impaired beta cell function (IBF) or insulin resistance (IR) in restoring acute phase insulin release (APIR) among prediabetes at high risk for type 2 diabetes (HRDM).
Method: Male and female adults (N = 42, 38.1 ± 4.
Background: Research in India has recognized Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (t2dm) and prediabetes (pdm) as psychosomatic metabolic endocrine disorders characterized by glycemic disharmony. This review aimed at collating information from published e-papers on mechanism of action (MOA) of yoga therapy(YT) and integrated approach of yoga therapy (IAYT) on pdm and t2dm.
Method: Content on YT and the MOA on prevention and management of t2dm were extracted from online sources such as PubMed, Google Scholar, Cochrane library and Library genesis.
Objectives: The objective of the study is to evaluate the short-term effect of yoga on plasma glucose, lipid profile, blood pressure and insulin requirement in a patient with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM).
Case Presentation: A 28-years old female was diagnosed with T1DM at the age of seven. She was under Human Mixtard insulin 30-70, thrice/day for 15-15-15 units.