Effect of Combined Auricular Acupuncture Therapy on Blood Glucose in Type 2 Diabetics
10.13460/j.issn.1005-0957.2017.05.0555
- VernacularTitle:耳针综合疗法对2型糖尿病患者血糖的影响
- Author:
Lala QIAN
;
Ran LOU
;
Keqin HUANG
;
Lezhong HE
- Keywords:
Auricular acupuncture;
Auricular plaster therapy;
Bloodletting therapy;
Diabetes;
type 2;
Fasting blood glucose;
Two-hour postprandial blood glucose;
Glycosylated hemoglobin
- From:
Shanghai Journal of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
2017;36(5):555-557
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effect of combined auricular acupuncture therapy on blood glucose in type 2 diabetic patients.Method Sixty type 2 diabetic patients were randomly allocated to a treatment and a control group, 30 cases each. The control group was intervened by conventional medication, while the treatment group by combined ear point therapy (ear point massage, bloodletting and seed embedding) in addition to the intervention given to the control group. After 3 months treatment, fasting blood glucose, 2-h postprandial blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin were measured in the two groups before and after treatment.Results There were statistically significant pre-/post-treatment differences in the indicators (fasting blood glucose, 2-h postprandial blood glucose and glycosylated hemoglobin) in the treatment group (P<0.01). There were statistically significant post-treatment differences in the indicators between the treatment and control group (P<0.01).Conclusions Combined auricular acupuncture therapy is an effective way to treat type 2 diabetes. It has a better hypoglycemic effect.
