Home
You can view the current or previous issues of Diabetes Health online, in their entirety, anytime you want.
Click Here To View
See if you qualify for our free healthcare professional magazines. Click here to start your application for Pre-Diabetes Health, Diabetes Health Pharmacist and Diabetes Health Professional.
Latest Insulin Articles
Popular Insulin Articles
Highly Recommended Insulin Articles
Electroacupuncture Lowers Blood Sugars in Rats With Type 2 Diabetes
A traditional Chinese therapy that combines traditional needle acupuncture and massage, acupuncture has been found to be very therapeutic.
Electroacupuncture (EA) is from a traditional Chinese therapy that combines traditional needle acupuncture and massage.
In a study published in the February 1999 issue of Diabetologia, several rat models were used to determine the effects of EA when stimulated at the Zhongwan acupoint. This is the area of the abdominal wall associated with the pancreas that contains insulin-sensitive muscle and adipose tissue. EA, when applied at different frequencies to this area, can cause blood sugar levels to fall. BG levels returned to normal after 30 minutes.
Type 1 and 2 rat models were used for the study. After EA stimulation was conducted at the Zhongwan acupoint, type 2 rats demonstrated a 21 percent average decrease in blood sugars. Changes in blood sugar levels for type 1 rats were not significant. When EA stimulation was conducted at a non-acupoint location, type 2 rats did not demonstrate any decrease in blood sugars. The researchers note that EA administered at a frequency of 15 Hz. elicited the most pronounced reduction in blood glucose.
The researchers conclude that EA stimulation at the Zhongwan acupoint could significantly lower blood glucose levels in rats with type 2 diabetes. No human study has been conducted yet.
Categories: Blood Glucose, Blood Sugar, Complementary Therapies, Diabetes, Insulin, Type 2 Issues
You May Also Be Interested In...
Click Here To View Or Post Comments
0 comments -
May 1, 1999
-
Diabetes Health
Diabetes Health is the essential resource for people living with diabetes- both newly diagnosed and experienced as well as the professionals who care for them. We provide balanced expert news and information on living healthfully with diabetes. Each issue includes cutting-edge editorial coverage of new products, research, treatment options, and meaningful lifestyle issues.
-
Topics
- Diabetic / Diabetes Health
- Type 1 / 1.5 Diabetes
- Type 2 Diabetes
- Blood Glucose / Sugar
- High/Low Blood Sugar / Fast Acting Glucose
- Insulin- Pumps, Pens & Syringes
- Continuous Glucose Monitors, CGM, Infusion Sets
- Type 2 Medications
- Hyperglycemia
- Hypoglycemia
Email to a Friend
Send a link to this page to your friends and colleagues.