title: [Intervention of electroacupuncture for patients with impaired glucose tolerance].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the regulation on 2-hour postprandial blood glucose (2h PBG) for patients with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) in the intervention with electroacupuncture.
  
  
  METHODS
  Sixty cases of IGT were divided randomly into an electroacupuncture group and a blank control group, 30 cases in each one. In electroacupuncture group, electroacupuncture was applied to Shenshu (BL 23), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36) and Sanyinjiao (SP 6) in the intervention, lasting for 6 sessions. In blank control group, no any intervention was adopted. The levels of fasting blood-glucose (FBG), 2 h PBG with 75 g glucose and hemoglobin Alc (HbAlc) were observed before and after the intervention for the patients in electroacupuncture group, as well as in blank con trol group.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The total effective rate was 76.7% (23/30) in electroacupuncture group, which was superior to that of 16.7% (5/30) in blank control group (P < 0.01). 2h PBG [(7.08 +/- 0.74) mmol/L] and HbAlc [(5.74 +/- 0.35)%] were down-regulated significantly after the intervention with electroacupuncture of 6 sessions in electroacupuncture group. The therapeutic effects of it were superior remarkably to those [(8.93 +/- 1.87) mmol/L, (5.97 +/- 0.591)%] in blank control group, indicating statistical significant difference (P < 0.01, P < 0.05). But, there was no any impact for the patients with normal FBG.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Electroacupuncture may be the means to achieve the clinical effective intervention for the people with IGT and the approach in the prevention and treatment of diabetes at the early stage.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100700, China. menghong2000@163.com
authors.forename: Hong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Meng
authors.forename: Xu
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhai
authors.forename: Jin-dong
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Hong-cai
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001786:Blood Glucose; D015671:Electroacupuncture; D005260:Female; D018149:Glucose Intolerance / Q000378:metabolism / Q000628:therapy*; D005951:Glucose Tolerance Test; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D001786:Blood Glucose