Effects of silkworm excrement ironing on peripheral neuropathy of type 2 diabetes mellitus with cold coagulation and blood stasis
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-9026.2019.07.011
- VernacularTitle:晚蚕沙外熨治疗寒凝血瘀型糖尿病周围神经病变的初步探讨
- Author:
Kaixian ZHANG
1
;
Shufeng WEI
;
Xia DONG
;
Lei XU
;
Lina LIANG
Author Information
1. 北京房山区中医医院风湿内分泌科 102400
- Keywords:
Diabetic neuropathies;
Blood stasis
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
2019;38(7):760-763
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To investigate the effects of silkworm excrement ironing on blood levels of glucose,lipids and Hcy in diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with cold coagulation and blood stasis.Methods A total of 260 diabetic peripheral neuropathy patients with cold coagulation and blood stasis were randomly divided into the control group(n=130)and the observation group(n=130).Both groups were treated with oral methylcobalamin(500 μg,tid),and in addition,the observation group was given silkworm excrement ironing on areas of the limb with numbness and pain.Patients underwent one single course of treatment lasting 4 weeks.Blood levels of glucose,lipids and Hcy preand post treatment were analyzed.Results Blood lipid profiles and hemorheology improved in both groups after treatment,compared with pre-treatment data,and greater improvement was seen in the observation group than in the control group(all P＜0.05).Plasma Hcy levels decreased in both groups after treatment,compared with pre-treatment levels,and deeper decline was seen in the observation group than in the control group after treatment(all P＜0.05).Conclusions Silkworm excrement ironing can effectively improve the blood glucose profile and lipid metabolism,reduce plasma Hcy levels and may exert beneficial preventive and therapeutic effects on diabetic peripheral neuropathy.
