Traditional Chinese Medicine for Diabetes

This article provides an overview of using Traditional Chinese Medicine for diabetes.

Wasting Thirst syndrome is the term that is used by Traditional Chinese Medicine, or TCM, to describe the condition of diabetes.

The most common symptoms of diabetes noted are excessive thirst, polyuria or excessive urination, and excessive hunger.

The underlying cause of diabetes or Wasting-Thirst is said to be deficiency of Yin energy in the body, and the heat pathogen in the body, which affects the lungs, stomach, and kidneys. Deficient Yin energy causes heat and this further burns up Yin energy.

It has been noted by TCM experts and practitioners that this condition will develop and worsen over time.

Generally reported causes are poor diet management which constitutes large portions of spicy and drying foods, lack of rest, stress and sexual over indulgence.

The primary factors for diabetes therefore are seen as deficiency of Yin energy and the presence of heat pathogen.

Treatment under Traditional Chinese Medicine for Diabetes

The primary focus of treatment under Traditional Chinese Medicine for diabetes constitutes nourishing the Yin energy and reducing the heat caused thereby, which will resolve the prevalent disharmony in the information network of the body.

The treatment may be complex depending on the syndrome-like factors manifesting for individual patients differently.

While resolving the underlying cause, attention is also paid to secondary factors that are contributing to the condition such as Chi or Qi deficiency and blood stasis.

It is important to note that while undergoing TCM therapy, it is necessary for patients to continue taking their regular medication and prescribed diet. TCM alleviates the symptoms of diabetes and may bring down blood glucose levels, thereby eliminating the need for diabetes medication; however it does not profess to cure the disease.

Of the three modalities offered by TCM, herbal medicine is at the top of the list and offers the most effective and promising alleviation of condition, followed by acupuncture therapy. Qigong is rarely the modality of choice for diabetes.

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