The influence of classic music on the blood glucose level in type 2 diabetic patients

A rigorous analysis of medical literature shows that there are numerous aspects in which stress is linked to diabetes. Type II diabetes implies that the abnormalities in glucose levels as a result of stress, are associated, on one side, with hormones who are involved in the metabolism of glucose, and on the other side, with stress-induced changes in eating habits. The psychosomatic perspective on diabetes creates a new approach to the needs and burden of a diabetic patient, offers the chance to find the most efficient treatment and improves the doctor-patient relationship based exactly on the understanding of the complex implications of this disease. Music therapy is an important way of treating psychological disorders as well as psychosomatic diseases because it creates psychological wellness, increases the ability to concentrate and make plans, helps to express emotions and to clarify thoughts.. Music helps patients to relax and reduces depression and anxiety. In diabetes, some aspects of this therapy help treating the disease and its possible complications. The results of our personal study prove the obvious hypoglycemic role of classic music for type II diabetic patients. This beneficial effect preserves itself no matter what type of music the subject is listening to (joyful or relaxing). There is no doubt that besides psychological parameters improved through music, the improvement of somatic markers (glucose level) stands by the idea of using music in therapeutic purposes, for type II diabetic patients.