Effects of tai chi and metabolic syndrome and glycemic control

In this pilot study at the Unversity of Queensland, Australia in 2008, 11 adults with elevated blood glucose attended tai chi and chi gung (qigong) classes 3 times per week for 12 weeks.
Study Indicators
Seven indicators of metabolic syndrome were tracked before and after the participants practiced Tai Chi:

Body mass index
Waist circumference
Blood pressure
Fasting blood glucose
Triglycerides
HDL-cholesterol, [...]

Tai chi exercise decreases A1C levels along with increases in regulatory T-Cell levels.

Chang Gung Institute of Technology, Taiwan 2007
The authors of this study recruited 39 type 2 diabetic patients to participate in a 12-week tai chi program to investigate its effect on the metabolism of blood glucose and lymphocyte subpopulations. 32 patients completed the study. Researchers found that there was a significant decrease in A1C correlated to [...]