Study on intervention of impaired glucose tolerance patients in community with Chinese medicine
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4246.2012.10.005
- VernacularTitle:中药对社区糖耐量减低患者的干预作用
- Author:
Qi GONG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Impaired glucose tolerance;
Health education;
Traditional Chinese medicine;
Early intervention
- From:
International Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine
2012;34(10):879-881
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo observe the turnover of impaired glucose tolerance(IGT)patients intervened with different measures.MethodsIGT 158 patients found by physical examination in the community residents were randomly divided into health education group,Chinese medicine group,and western medicine group,and treated with health education,traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine respectively.The fasting blood glucose,oral glucose after 2hour blood glucose (2hPG),serum lipid,glycosylated hemoglobin index were observed.ResultsThe efficiency of patients with IGT was 48.0％,70.3％ and 75.0％ in health education group,Chinese medicine and western medicine respectively.There was significant difference of therapeutic effect between the western medicine group and health education group (x2=7.96,P＜0.05),and between the traditional Chinese medicine group and health education group (x2=5.46,P＜0.05),while there was no significant difference between the traditional Chinese medicine group and Western medicine group (x2 =2.31,P＞0.05).ConclusionTraditional Chinese medicine and Western Medicine both have good effects on patients with IGT.But due to its good tolerability and few side effect,TCM may be more easily accepted by patients.
