Is adjunctive naturopathy associated with improved glycaemic control and a reduction in need for medications among type 2 Diabetes patients? A prospective cohort study from India

Table 4 Effect of Integrated Naturopathy and Yoga management on glycaemic control (baseline and 3 months) among type 2 Diabetes patients admitted to Manthena Sathyanarayana Raju Arogyalayam (MSRA) hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India, May-August, 2014

Glycaemic control parameter	Mean baseline level	Mean level at 3 months	Mean difference (95 % CI)	p-value
HbA_1C (%)	8.2	7.3	0.9 (0.6–1.2)	<0.001
FBS (mg/dl)	149	109	39 (27–52)	<0.001
PPBS (mg/dl)	188	152	36 (23–49)	<0.001

CI Confidence interval, HbA1C Glycosylated hemoglobin, FBS Fasting blood sugar, PPBS Post Prandial Blood Sugar, mg/dl milligram per deciliter

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