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Abstract
Background: Lipoproteins level increases in non-insulin dependent patients especially in those obese patients. Objectives of this study were to determine the effect of reflexology on lipoproteins level in women with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Methods: Thirty obese diabetic women participated in this study chosen from Dar El-Salam public hospital. The patients were assigned into two groups equally in number. Each group included 15 patients. The patients in both groups were matched in age ranged from (45-55 years old) and body mass index ranged from (30 to 34.9 Kg/m2), and blood glucose level (>200 mg/dl) with measuring lipoproteins level pre and post treatment for both groups. For both groups the patients received medications (anti-hyperglycemic and anti-hyperlipidemic drugs) according to their physicians, while group A received a program of foot reflexology for 4 weeks with frequency 3 times/week with their medications. Results: The data revealed a statistically decrease in lipoproteins level in group A than in group B after treatment (p<0.05), TC decreased by 5.99% in group A while group B decreased by 1.69%. LDL in group A decreased by 7.37%, and group B decreased by 2.46%. And the HDL changed by 0.61% in group A, and decreased by 1.8% in group B. TG in group A decreased by 12.95% while group B decreased by 3.77%. Conclusion: Foot reflexology had a value in decreasing lipoproteins level in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus except on HDL