[Effects of acupuncture on mood and glucose metabolism in the patient of type 2 diabetes].
OBJECTIVE
To observe effects of acupuncture on depression and anxiety, and glucose metabolism in the patient of type 2 diabetes.


METHODS
One hundred cases of type 2 diabetes mellitus patients were randomly divided into the control group treated with oral administration of Diaformin and the observation group treated with oral administration of Diaformin combined with acupuncture at Baihui (GV 20), Fengfu (GV 16), 50 cases in each group. Before and after treatment, depression scale (HAMD, SDS) and anxiety scale (HAMA, SAS) scores, and fasting blood glucose (FPG), blood glucose 2 h after meal (PG 2 h), glycosylated hemoglobin (GHb) levels were detected.


RESULTS
After treatment, the mood disorder improved and FPG, PG 2 h, GHb levels decreased in the two groups, with the observation group being better than the control group (P < 0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Acupuncture can improve negative mental state, glucose metabolism and blood glucose in type 2 diabetes patients.
Shen
Peng-Fei
PF
The First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin TCM University, Tianjin 300193, China. shenpf@yahoo.com.cn
Kong
Li
L
D015670:Acupuncture Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D000328:Adult; D000339:Affect; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008516:Medicine, Chinese Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged
D001786:Blood Glucose; D005947:Glucose