Hypertension affects approximately 70 percent of patients with diabetes. Diabetic mellitus with elevated blood pressure is a stressful health problem for middle aged and older adults. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) has been shown to decrease the blood pressure for individual with diabetes. Therefore the randomised pilot study was conducted to evaluate the effects of MBSR on blood pressure among type 2 diabetes, aged 35-60 years in a selected rural community, Bangalore. Forty participants were selected by simple random sampling method and equally randomised into experimental and control groups. Blood pressure was measured at baseline and at the end of the intervention. Experimental group had undergone MBSR training session, whereas control group did not receive any training. The study results showed that MBSR was effective in reducing the systolic blood pressure and it was found statistically significant (p=0.018). But there was no change in diastolic blood pressure in both groups. Hence it was statistically not significant (p=0.119). The study concluded that MBSR programme was effective in controlling blood pressure of individuals with type 2 diabetes.

Menopausal stage is marked by weight gain and abnormalglucosemetabolism leading to metabolic syndrome susceptibility. The incidence of obesity in post-menopausal women tends to increase due to lack of activity; higher dietary intake and the effect of decreased oestrogen lead to alteration in insulin sensitivity. The present study was done on the correlation between Body Mass Index (BMI) and fasting glucose in post-menopausal women. Forty-six healthy post-menopausal women were selected by purposive non-probability sampling technique. Study was conducted in a selected village, Bangalore. Body weight, height and 12 hours fasting blood glucose were measured. Data gathered were analysed and interpreted using both descriptive and inferential statistics. The study results showed a significant positive correlation between BMI and fasting glucose (r=0.300, p