Effects of Yoga Exercises on Diabetic Mellitus as Validated by Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Context And Aims: Effects of practicing yoga in diabetic mellitus (DM) patients have been identified to improve in control of blood glucose levels. The purpose of this work is to evaluate changes in blood flow of calf muscles after specific yoga postures for patients with DM using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. Time of flight (TOF) magnetic resonance angiography maximum intensity projection (MIP), T maps, T maps, and diffusion-weighted Imaging are performed on volunteers and DM patients both pre- and post-exercise.