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  • Inventi:hhm/69/13
    AN ANCIENT CONCEPT IN TRADITIONAL CHINESE MEDICINE PROVIDES A THERAPEUTIC THEORY FOR THE PREVENTION OF TYPE 2 DIABETES
    30-Sep-2013 Review 2013 : October - December
    Yin Xin, Niu Jingjing, Li Junyan, Sha Wenjun, Huang Wenjin, Zhu Ting, Gu Yimeng, Yang Xuerong, Hou Ruifang,\r\nTao Lewei, Xu Junfei, Lu Hao, Tao Feng, Liu Guobin, Shen Yuandong, Yao Zheng, Zhou Ligang

    Inrecentdecades,theincidenceandprevalence\r\nof Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM) have increased and this has\r\nbecomeamajorthreattohumanhealth.Prediabetesisa\r\nperiod between normal glucose homeostasis and\r\ndiabetes,andincludesimpairedfastingglucose(IFG)and\r\nimpaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Intervention in pre\r\ndiabetes is a critical therapy in order to preventT2DM.\r\nRecently, many clinicians have begun to focus on this\r\nstage of prediabetes. Intervention in prediabetes is in\r\nlinewiththeideaofââ?¬Å?preventionofdiseaseââ?¬Âintraditional\r\nChinese medicine (TCM), which refers to carrying out\r\nminor active therapies to reverse the progress of a\r\ndisease. Hence, the ancient concept of ââ?¬Å?prevention of\r\ndiseaseââ?¬ÂinTCMcouldbeusedinthemoderntherapyof\r\nT2DM. More specifically, an early diagnosis should be\r\nmade using modern medical methods and treatment\r\nshould be started at once with modern therapeutic\r\nmethodsaswellascomplimentarytherapy,suchasTCM.

    How to Cite this Article
    CC Compliant Citation: Zhou Ligang et al., An Ancient Concept in Traditional Chinese Medicine Provides a Therapeutic Theory for the\r\nPrevention of Type 2 Diabetes, International Journal of Integrative Medicine, 2013, Vol. 1, 5:2013. DOI: 10.5772/56244.
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