Treatment of Diabetic Nephropathy with Acupuncture

• Published in: Journal of acupuncture and tuina science Vol. 5; no. 2; pp. 103 - 105
• Main Author: 褚芹 王琳 刘国真
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Heidelberg Springer Nature B.V 01.04.2007; No 1 Hospital affiliated to Tianjin TCM University, Tianjin 300193, P. R. China%Hospital affiliated to Shandong TCM University, Ji'nan 250011, P. R. China
• Subjects: 糖尿病; 针刺疗法; Diabetes Mellitus; Acupuncture Therapy; Acupuncture-Moxibustion
• ISSN: 1672-3597; 1993-0399
• DOI: 10.1007/s11726-007-0103-8

Objectiveto observe the clinical efficacy of acupuncture on diabetic nephropathy.Methodsaltogether 54 cases were randomly allocated into acupuncture group (30 cases) and control group of western medications (24 cases), the latter was treated with routine western medication, while the former was combined acupuncture based on routine western medication, and the treatment course of the two groups were both 30 days.Resultsthe effect of treatment group was superior to the control group (P<0.05).Conclusionacupuncture can improve symptoms of diabetic nephropathy, lower blood glucose, urine albumin, blood urine nitrogen and creatinine and improve the function of kidney.