Acupuncture for type 2 diabetes

acupuncture can lower blood sugar if the correct person is/are the right person, but the durability of the lowered blood sugar must still be demonstrated in a clinical study.

in a study that shortly before the 2016 study by Mohanti et al. Researched acupuncture at CV-12, C-10, C-4, C-4, ST-24, TW-5, ST-25, SP-15. and Ki-13 three times a week for 3 weeks with 30 obese participants with T2D and compared their reactions with 30 similar patients (obesity with T2D) who only revenue. ^{3 in the acupuncture group were systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, BMI, sober-blood sugar, 2-hour glucose tolerance test, sober insulin, soberin, sober. Total cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol significantly reduced ( p <0.05). The overall response rate was 93 % (28/30) in the acupuncture group and 23 % (7/30) in the group with pure medication, a significant difference ( p <0.01). They did not report whether the effect was sustainable.}

Other recent studies support the advantages of acupuncture for glucose control in humans. A study published in 2014 comprised 99 obese women with a risk of diabetes. ^{4 They were dealt with with acupuncture, moxibustion, electrical acupuncture and combinations of the 3 and had a significant reduction in body weight ( p <0.001), BMI ( p <0.001), insulin ( p <0.01) and insulin resistance index ( p <0.01) compared to appearance. So there was a significant reduction in her overall risk of developing diabetes.}

A research report published in 2010 came to the conclusion that there is indications that acupuncture improves insulin resistance. ^{5 A large part of the data came from animals, but there were some test data on humans. The authors called for studies to determine the feasibility of acupuncture as an effective treatment of diabetes.}

CV-12 ( Zhongwan ) lies on the meridian of the conception. Digestive problems such as pain, flatulence, reflux, vomiting, diarrhea, jaundice; Digestive problems in connection with a nervous stomach such as fear, insomnia, rethinking and worries; And problems related to the esophagus. CV-12 is also the front MU point for the spleen. From a chakra perspective, CV-12 is the solar plexus chakra and stands for self-confidence and control over your life. ^{7 In patients with needle phobia, CV-12 can be treated with moxibustion.}

summary

In 2014, the World Health Organization estimated that 422 million adults or 8.5 % of the adult population were affected by diabetes worldwide. ^{8 In North America, the current incidence is 1 out of 10 adults, whereby this number will probably be between 1 out of 3 and 1 out of 5. In the present study, acupuncture RBG reduced significantly in men with diabetes compared to bogus acupuncture. It does not reduce RBG to non -diabetic values ​​and its permanent effect was not assessed. Acupuncture can reduce blood sugar if the correct person (s) is/are in the right person, but the durability of the reduced blood sugar still has to be demonstrated in a clinical study. 3-5 Clinical acupuncture can be part of a more comprehensive treatment protocol to treat type 2 diabetes, but it has not been proven that they have not Diabetes is.}

Study restrictions

The restrictions found by the authors include their small sample size, the inclusion of only male patients, the failure, long -term effects, and the measurement of only RBG (vs. sober glucose, postprandial glucose, hemoglobin a 1c , or insulin). The additional restrictions that I identified were the lack of information about the medication that participants had taken for their T2D, including medication types, doses and duration of treatment, time between the last meal and acupuncture treatment and the medium sober glucose value for the week before the negotiation. In addition, normal and diabetic glucose values ​​vary from country to country, and the authors have not given the values ​​used in India. Although the authors provide that the person who carried out acupuncture was not the one that randomized or analyzed the data, no single author is identified with one of these roles.