Tai chi gentle on diabetes

Tai chi may help people with type 2 diabetes improve their physical and mental wellbeing, say Australian researchers.Grasping a sparrow's tail doesn't work up as much of a sweat as it sounds.That's the beauty of the ancient Chinese martial art of tai chi. Based on a series of sets of gentle exercises with names like 'grasp the sparrows tail' and 'part the wild horse's mane', tai chi may benefit people with type 2 diabetes, say Australian researchers.They compared blood sugar levels, blood pressure and other health measures for 25 patients who attended formal tai chi classes over a six-month period to those of a control group who did no formal exercise. The study, published this…