title: Clinical observation on senile patients with impaired glucose tolerance treated by point application.
abstract: In order to observe and evaluate the therapeutic effects of point application on senile impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), 64 senile IGT patients were randomly divided into two groups with 32 cases in each group. The control group was treated with interference therapy of controlling diet, while the observation group was given point application at Yishu ([Chinese characters: see text] 1.5 cun lateral to the Du Channel, at the level of the lower border of the spinous process of the eighth thoracic vertebra), Pishu (BL 20), Sanyinjiao (SP 6), Zusanli (ST 36) and other points in addition to interference therapy of controlling diet. After 2 courses of treatment, the postprandial blood sugar was detected. As a result, the postprandial blood sugar obviously reduced in both groups (P < 0.05, P < 0.01) with a lower level in the observation group than in the control group (P < 0.05), indicating that point application in combination with interference therapy of controlling diet has a reliable therapeutic effect on senile IGT patients.
authors.affiliation: No. 117 Hospital of the People's Liberation Army, Hangzhou 310013, China.
authors.forename: Yuquan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Mingfeng
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fei
authors.forename: Yongsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Cunhai
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Wei
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yajun
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Weihong
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000178:diet therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose