| DYP | Diabetes yoga lifestyle protocol |
| NMB | Niyantrita Madhumeha Bharata Abhiyaan |
| NABL | National Accreditation Board for Testing and Calibration Laboratories |
| A1c | Glycated hemoglobin |
| TC | Total cholesterol |
| TG | Triglyceride |
| LDL | Low-density lipoprotein |
| HDL | High-density lipoprotein |
| VLDL | Very-low-density lipoprotein |
| T2DM | Type-2 diabetes mellitus |
| CHD | Coronary heart disease |
| ADA | American Diabetes Association |
| ANS | Autonomic nervous system |
| SAM | Sympatho-adrenal medullary |
| HPA | Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal |
| NO | Nitric oxide |
| IDRS | Indian diabetes risk score |
| IYA | Indian Yoga Association |
| CEB | Census enumeration blocks |
| SRF | Senior research fellows |
| ASHA | Accredited social health activists |
| IEC | Institutional ethics committee |