In Chinese Medicine, Diabetes is called Xiao Ke, or “thirsting and wasting” disorder. If you or a loved one has diabetes, you’ll recognize the excessive thirst and weight loss that may accompany the onset. Diabetes describes both a functional and a structural disorder, from a Chinese Medical perspective. In type I (auto-immune) diabetes, the body’s immune system attacks the pancreatic Beta cells that make insulin. In type II, the body doesn’t know how to effectively utilize the insulin it does make.
Insulin is a hormone that mobilizes fat and, allows the sugars (carbs) we eat to bind to spots on the muscle cell walls that provide energy (fuel). Acupuncture is functional medicine. If we drive up function to the Spleen (which includes pancreatic function), we can help your body work more effectively. This is key for both types of diabetes. Further, since insulin causes inflammation in the body (tied with most of the long term effects of the disease), Acupuncture can help the body manage this process.
Do you have a new goal for a new YOU in the new year? Acupuncture can work with you to help your body take full advantage of your changes, efforts and exercise. Call one of the trained and Licensed Acupuncturists at Best Acupuncture to find out how we can help.