Diabetes

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

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
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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 is a board-certified psychiatrist specializing in integrative and traditional Chinese medicine. He developed the ACES Model of Health and Medicine and leads clinical, educational, and research initiatives. As a principal founder of the Northern School of Medicine and Health Sciences, he advances whole-person care grounded in science, ethics, and humanity.
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