Diabetes is a complex disease to treat, and it is basically difficult to cure completely. However, if you choose the right treatment and actively cooperate with your doctor, you can control your blood sugar very well. There are many different treatments for diabetes, and in many cases they are combined. The most basic treatments are diet control and long-term medication, but no matter which treatment is chosen, diet control is essential. Most patients choose to take oral hypoglycemic drugs during treatment, and only with long-term adherence to hypoglycemic drugs can blood sugar be better controlled. In addition to Western medicine treatment methods, you can also consider using a combination of Chinese medicine treatment methods.
So how does Chinese medicine treat diabetes?
1, Acupuncture treatment
Acupuncture is one of the most common treatments in Chinese medicine. Acupuncture is mainly used to stimulate acupuncture points and unblock the meridians, so as to achieve the purpose of treating the disease. Diabetic patients can choose to have acupuncture treatment every day or every other day, usually for a month as a course of treatment. Acupuncture can improve the sensitivity of insulin, which can better regulate glucose, improve clinical performance, and improve the body’s self-regulatory mechanism for blood sugar.
2, Soaking feet
It is known that foot soaking has many benefits for the human body, and adhering to daily foot soaking can promote the body’s metabolism. For diabetic patients, you can choose the method of Chinese medicine foot soak to stabilize blood sugar. The doctor prescribed Chinese medicine for decoction, take out the juice, mixed well with water, water temperature should also be appropriate, after soaking feet and lower limbs, soaking time between twenty to thirty minutes. Through the soaking of the medicine, the corresponding meridians can be stimulated to promote metabolism, thus better regulating blood sugar.
3, Cupping therapy
Cupping is a treatment method commonly used in Chinese medicine, which also plays a role in controlling blood sugar. The cupping site is usually chosen from the lung acupoint, spleen acupoint, kidney acupoint, as well as the central epigastric and tianshu acupoints. Some lubricant is applied before cupping and the cupping is left on for five to fifteen minutes. Some diabetic patients who experience pain can be relieved by cupping. Cupping can also regulate the spleen and stomach to control the patient’s diet.
4, Massage therapy
Massage can also help control blood sugar to a certain extent, but be sure to massage the corresponding sugar points. Commonly used massage points include Blood Sea, Sanyinjiao, Diji and Yongquan. By stimulating these points, it can help stabilize blood sugar well.
The above is the Chinese medicine treatment for diabetes. Most of the diabetes treatment is based on Western medicine, but you can also consider Chinese medicine treatment as a supplement, using a combination of Chinese and Western medicine treatment, which can achieve better treatment results.