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Acupuncture can successfully reduce diabetes symptoms, according to a study published by the Healthcare Medicine Institute. In fact, this study examined two clinical studies and found that both shown improvements for the patients. The first trial mainly examined the use of moxibustion in conjunction with acupuncture. The second experiment was to investigate the use of acupuncture as a treatment for diabetic gastroparesis. Both studies found that acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine can significantly reduce the overall symptoms of people with diabetes. Those with yin-deficient diabetes showed an efficacy rate of 84.78 percent in the experiment that combined acupuncture and moxibustion, whereas those with yang-deficient diabetes showed an efficacy rate of 69.75 percent.
http://www.healthcmi.com/Acupuncture–Continuing–Education–News/1666-acupuncture–alleviates–diabetes–outperforms–drugs
With around 29 million Americans living with diabetes and another 86 million at risk of developing the condition due to prediabetes, diabetes is currently considered an epidemic in the United States. Diabetes is the primary cause of kidney failure, lower limb amputations, and adult-onset blindness, and it ranks as the seventh highest cause of death in the US, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
Pancreatic dysfunction is the cause of diabetes. Diabetes comes in two varieties: type 1 and type 2. A chronic illness known as type 1 diabetes occurs when the pancreas produces little to no insulin. The most prevalent kind of diabetes, type 2, alters how the body uses glucose, or blood sugar. However, Type 2 diabetes may typically be reversed with a healthy diet and regular exercise. Blood sugar monitoring and regular insulin injections are the standard therapies. However, a lot of Americans are continuously fighting and, regrettably, losing the war because of the normal American diet (SAD). TCM could be able to assist in this situation.
Numerous studies have demonstrated that TCM can reduce blood sugar levels, improve microcirculation, increase blood flow to the body’s peripheral parts, and lessen the symptoms of polyphagia (the need to eat continually), polydipsia (excessive thirst), and polyuria (excessive urine).
One of the numerous TCM methods, acupuncture, employs solid, hair-thin needles to activate the body’s regulatory systems, which in turn release chemicals that promote hormone secretion, lessen pain and inflammation, and aid in the body’s return to equilibrium. Acupuncture’s ability to reduce blood glucose is caused by cortisol down-regulation. It is believed that enhanced insulin sensitivity results from the stress hormone cortisol, which stimulates the liver to produce glucose.
Herbal and dietary formulations are another aspect of TCM that might be quite beneficial for diabetic patients. Numerous foods and plants have demonstrated notable hypoglycemic effects. Mung beans, rehmannia, astragalus, lycium fruit and bark, ginseng, and even asparagus root are among them.
With TCM, people with diabetes can find hope without the negative side effects that are often linked to prescription drugs. If you or a loved one has diabetes, you can schedule an appointment with us by clicking on the link on the website that says, “Schedule an Appointment” or by calling our office.
