SynthesisChinese journal of integrative medicine2022
Effect and Safety of Acupuncture for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 21 Randomised Controlled Trials.
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14 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.
- The effect of acupuncture on blood glucose control in patients with type 2 diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Pooled it
- Acupuncture May Reduce Insulin Doses in Overweight Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Diabetes, obesity & metabolism · 2026Article
- Electroacupuncture in glycemic control: Transitioning from clinical controversies to potential basic research.World journal of diabetes · 2025Review
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- Evidence mapping the role of acupuncture in diabetes-related obesity: A systematic review and quality assessment.Diabetology & metabolic syndrome · 2025Review
- Decoding electroacupuncture's efficacy: a comparative study on gut microbiota and metabolic profiles in C57 and 3xTg-AD mice.Frontiers in microbiology · 2025Article
- The Role of Leopard Spot Technique Acupuncture for Shoulder Impingement with Myofascial Pain Syndrome.Sultan Qaboos University medical journal · 2025Article
- Continuous auricular acupuncture and daytime intermittent electroacupuncture as a complementary therapeutic improve glycemic variability and stability under Continuous Glycemic Monitoring System in hospitalized diabetic patients.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025Article
- Integrating 16S rDNA and metabolomics to uncover the therapeutic mechanism of electroacupuncture in type 2 diabetic rats.Frontiers in microbiology · 2024Article
- Acupuncture and Drug Combination Therapy for Abnormal Glucose Metabolism: Exploring Synergistic Enhancement and Reduced Toxicity Mechanisms.Diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity : targets and therapy · 2024Review
- Opportunities and challenges of incretin-based hypoglycemic agents treating type 2 diabetes mellitus from the perspective of physiological disposition.Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. B · 2023Review
- Comparative effects of acupuncture and metformin on insulin sensitivity in overweight/obese and lean women with polycystic ovary syndrome and insulin resistance: aFrontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Effects of Acupuncture Combined with Moxibustion on Reproductive and Metabolic Outcomes in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Review
- Acupuncture for Impaired Glucose Tolerance in People With Obesity: A Protocol for a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
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6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the effects of acupuncture on hypoglycaemic outcomes in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
methodsPubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, and ClinicalTrials.gov were searched from inception up to July 2020, to identify randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that enrolled patients with T2DM and compared acupuncture combined with antidiabetic drugs to antidiabetic drugs alone. The primary outcomes were haemoglobin A
resultsTwenty-one RCTs (n=1,188) were included. The meta-analytic results showed that the acupuncture group had greater reductions in FBG (MD -6.46 mg/dL, 95% CI -11.95 to -0.98; moderate-quality evidence) and HOMA-IR (MD -1.23, 95% CI -2.16 to -0.31; low-quality evidence), but comparable changes in HbA
conclusionsThe current evidence suggests that acupuncture, as a complementary therapy to antidiabetic drugs, has a small but statistically significant effect on decreasing FBG and improving insulin resistance. The effects of acupuncture on HbA
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