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Ask a Doctor: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Diabetes

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Ask a Doctor: Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Treating Diabetes
Treatment focuses on regulating blood circulation and Qi and balancing the organ systems to improve pancreatic function and stop fluid depletion resulting from high blood sugar. ShutterStock
Jingduan Yang
By Jingduan Yang, M.D.
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Diabetes mellitus is a group of chronic diseases where the body cannot properly regulate blood sugar levels. Type 2 diabetes, which mainly affects adults, is most common.

Here, the body is either resistant to insulin or does not make enough insulin to maintain the right blood sugar level.

Jingduan Yang
Jingduan Yang
M.D.
Dr. Jingduan Yang, FAPA, is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine for chronic mental, behavioral, and physical illnesses. Dr. Yang is also the founder and medical director of the Yang Institute of Integrative Medicine and the American Institute of Clinical Acupuncture and the CEO of Northern Medical Center in New York state. He contributed to the books "Integrative Psychiatry," "Medicine Matters," and "Integrative Therapies for Cancer." He also co-authored "Facing East: Ancient Secrets for Beauty+Health for Modern Age" by HarperCollins and "Clinical Acupuncture and Ancient Chinese Medicine" by Oxford Press.
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