温和灸治疗糖尿病周围神经病变临床观察

目的：观察温和灸治疗糖尿病周围神经病变（DPN）的临床疗效并探讨其作用机制。方法：将60例DPN患者随机分为温和灸组、针刺组和药物组，每组各20例。温和灸组和针刺组取穴相同，穴取肾俞、脾俞、足三里、涌泉等；药物组口服甲钴胺（弥可保）片。观察3组疗效及治疗前后空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白、血液流变学、血浆内皮素、一氧化氮和丙二醛水平变化情况。结果：温和灸组总有效率为90．0％，空腹血糖、糖化血红蛋白、血液流变学、血浆内皮素、一氧化氮和丙二醛均有显著改善（P〈0．01）；与针刺组相比，差异无显著性意义（P〉0．05），但与药物组比较差异有显著性意义（P〈0．05）。结论：温和灸治疗DPN疗效肯定，且优于药物弥可保治疗。

Clinical observation on mild-warm moxibustion for treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy

OBJECTIVE: To observe clinical therapeutic effect of mild-warm moxibustion on diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) and to probe the mechanism. METHODS: Sixty cases of DPN were randomly divided into a mild-warm moxibustion group, an acupuncture group and a medication group, 20 cases in each group. In the mild-warm moxibustion group and the acupuncture group, the same points, Shenshu (BL 23), Pishu (BL 20), Zusanli (ST 36), Yongquan (KI 1), etc. were selected; and the medication group were treated with Mecobalamin tablets. Their therapeutic effects and changes of fasting blood-glucose (FBG), glycosylated hematoglobin (GHB), hemorheological indexes, plasma endothelin (ET), nitric oxide (NO) and malondialdehyde (MDA) before and after treatment were investigated. RESULTS: The total effective rate was 90.0%, FBG, GHB, hemorheological indexes, plasma ET, NO and MDA significantly improved in the mild-warm moxibustion group (P < 0.01), with no significant difference as compared with those in the acupuncture group (P > 0.05), but with a significant difference as compared with the medication group (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: Mild-warm moxibustion has definite therapeutic effect on diabetic peripheral neuropathy, which is better than that of Mecobalamin.