[Clinical study on acupuncture, moxibustion, acupuncture plus moxibustion at Weiwanxiashu (EX-B3) for treatment of diabetes].
OBJECTIVE
To compare clinical therapeutic effects of acupuncture, moxibustion, acupuncture plus moxibustion at Weiwanxiashu (EX-B 3) on diabetes.


METHODS
Seventy-nine cases of type 2 diabetes were randomly divided into 3 groups: acupuncture group (A), moxibustion group (B) and acupuncture plus moxibustion group (C) and Weiwanxiashu (EX-B 3) was selected in the 3 groups. The main clinical symptoms, fasting blood glucose, 24 hurinal glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and blood lipids were investigated and compared before and after treatment.


RESULTS
After treatment, the clinical symptoms significantly improved; fasting blood glucose, 24 h-urinal glucose, glycosylated hemoglobin, and cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein all decreased in varying degrees, and the high density lipoprotein increased (P < 0.05) in all of the 3 groups, with the effects being the best in the acupuncture plus moxibustion group.


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture, moxibustion, or acupuncture plus moxibustion at Weiwanxiashu (EX-B 3) is an effective therapy for diabetes, and the acupuncture plus moxibustion has a better result.
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LIAO Hui, XI Ping, The Fourth Central Hospital of Tianjin City, Tianjin 300140, China. liaohui_z@yahoo.com.cn
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Chen
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Zhao
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D015669:Acupuncture Points; D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009071:Moxibustion / Q000379:methods*
D001786:Blood Glucose