Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy with Acupuncture
- Author:
Qin CHU
;
Lin WANG
;
Guozhen LIU
;
Chouping HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Diabetes Mellitus;
Acupuncture Therapy;
Acupuncture-Moxibustion
- From:
Journal of Acupuncture and Tuina Science
2007;5(2):103-105
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: to observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture on diabetic nephropathy.Methods: altogether 54 cases were randomly allocated into acupuncture group (30 cases) and control group of western medications (24 cases), the latter was treated with routine western medication, while the former was combined acupuncture based on routine western medication,and the treatment course of the two groups were both 30 days. Results: the effect of treatment group was superior to the control group (P＜0.05). Conclusion: acupuncture can improve symptoms of diabetic nephropathy, lower blood glucose, urine albumin, blood urine nitrogen,and creatinine and improve the function of kidney.
