Does comprehensive yogic breathing program improve quality of life in patients with diabetes?
There was significant improvement in the QOL and a non-significant trend toward improvement in glycemic control in the group practicing the comprehensive yogic breathing program compared with the group that was following standard treatment alone.
These data show that infusion of the nitric oxide synthase inhibitor NMMA suppressed cholinergic-stimulated insulin secretion but did not affect glucose-stimulated insulin secretion. We conclude that nitric oxide regulates insulin secretion in the isolated perfused human pancreas.