Acupuncture Treatments for DiabetesDiabetes Mellitus (Type II) Non-Insulin Dependent Diabetes - the translation means "wasting, thirsting disease."
Initial symptoms of Type II diabetes include thirst, hunger, weight loss and frequent, copious urination. The copious urination is usually the first symptom as the body tries to flush the excess sugars out of the blood. However, here in the west, many people find out that they are diabetic before they reach the symptomatic stage. In the chronic stages obesity is prevalent along with boils, peripheral neuropathy, retinitis, dry tongue and pruritis vulvae (vaginal yeast.)
The type II person may or may not use insulin. The onset of the disease may be related to diet, stress, obesity, food allergies and even viral infections. These factors can escalate an existing condition as well. The onset is usually abrupt in children and slow in adults. "It's almost a law that any person 30% overweight for 30 years will become a (Type II) diabetic." [2]
Type I diabetics have antibodies to their pancreatic cells and are insulin dependent for survival. There may be a genetic link to a specific tissue type.
Type III is gestational diabetes and only reaches clinical stages during pregnancy. It normally goes away after the pregnancy ends.
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory states that the disease (Type II) begins in adults with chronic Stomach Heat and Spleen Deficiency. The heat damages stomach fluids. Left untreated the Yin deficiency can involve, and damage, other organs such as the lungs and kidneys. Because of this, it is classified as upper, middle and lower wasting and is related to the lungs, spleen and kidneys respectively with the predominate symptom being either great thirst, great hunger or great urination or lumbar pain respectively.
Acupuncture and herbal treatments are planned to focus on the individual's specific symptoms. There are numerous herbal substances that will lower and stabilize blood sugar. Therefore, herbal therapy takes precedence over acupuncture, which is supplemental for this disease. Dietary therapy is also a must for successful treatment. Ear acupuncture, Cutaneous acupuncture, Moxabustion might also be included in a treatment program.
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