There is no pounding, flogging or forcible action in asana practice. The action on the cells is gentle and soothing and relieves the modified pathology by better blood perfusion, thus healing the area. Depending on the need the asanas can be modified. In yoga, it is possible to create a selective uptake of sugar depending on the group worked. Other exercises increase the general sugar uptake by the cells.
Yoga selects the cells to absorb sugar.
This is due to the wide variety of the geometric shapes of the asanas. The intensity of workout is total or regional. The danger of hypoglycaemia in yoga is not so much as in other exercises because of the conscious control over the cellular systems. The advantage in the asana system is that even an elderly diabetic can practise it without any danger. Other systems might aggravate autonomic neuropathy and sudden death is possible.