HEALTH & FITNESS

  Yoga is like an ancient almighty booster for treating an array of diseases. And diabetes is no different. There are many different yoga poses, which are known to enhance the function of pancreas and liver, along with regular blood sugar levels. They help in releasing enzymes in the body, which help you maintain better health, lose weight and also keep your diabetes in check. Here are some yoga poses you should do combined with 30 minutes of walking a day to control your sugar levels- 1. Vajrasana This is one o f  the simpler poses that anyone can do. Not only will it help you manage your sugar, it aids digestion and controls post meal sugar spike too. For this posture, you should fold your right leg and place the right heel below the butts. The same with your left leg too. Now straighten your back and keep both hands flat on the thighs. It is best to sit in posture post meals — although you can do it as a relaxing posture. This posture is known to relax the Kanda, which as per Ayurve

Type 1 Diabetes and a History of Disordered Eating Didn’t Stop This Woman From Becoming a Health Coach Lauren Bongiorno, a type 1 diabetic since she was 7, overcame a "horrible" relationship with food to become a holistic health coach helping others manage the disease. While home for college over Christmas break, Lauren Bongiorno went for an endocrinologist appointment. At the time, she was a 21-year-old  type 1 diabetic . Diagnosed with the condition at age seven, she was no stranger to these appointments: the tests, the anxiety of waiting to find out her A1C result, the potential feelings of disappointment. So when her doctor said that her A1C was 5.7, the lowest it had been since she was diagnosed, Bongiorno should have been thrilled. (An A1C blood test monitors diabetes over time; 5.7 is in the  range between "normal" and prediabetes .) Her mom was elated, as was her doctor, who labeled her a “star patient.” She had done everything right, and the numbers were pr