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[Clinical observation on acupuncture for treatment of diabetic nephropathy]
Qin Chu1, Liu Wang, Guo-zhen Liu
1The first Affiliated Hospital of Tianjin University of TCM, Tianjin 300193, China. cq0314@yahoo.com.cn
Objective:
To observe the clinical therapeutic effect of acupuncture on early metaphase diabetic nephropathy.
Methods:
Fifty-four cases of diabetes were randomly divided into an acupuncture group (n=30) and a control group (n=24). The patients in the two groups were all treated by oral administration of Gliguidon or subcutaneous injection of insulin with acupuncture at Ganshu (BL 18), Weiwanxiashu (EX-B 3), Shenshu (BL 23), Guanyuan (CV 4) and other acupoints added in the acupuncture group, for 30 days.
Results:
The total effective rate was 93.3% in the acupuncture group and 66.7% in the control group. After treatment, blood beta2-microglobulin (beta2-MG), and urine beta2-MG in the acupuncture group decreased significantly with a significant difference as compared with those in the control group; total cholesterol (TC) and triglyceride (TG) significantly decreased and high density lipoprotein (HDL) significantly increased in the acupuncture group with significant differences compared with the control group.
Conclusion:
Acupuncture can improve lipid metabolism and protect the renal function of the patient with early metaphase diabetes.
