本文综述了近年来针刺治疗糖尿病周围神经病变的临床及实验研究进展

从临床治疗及动物实验两方面阐述了针灸治疗本病的确切疗效

并进一步探讨了其发病及治疗机理。本文还对今后的工作重点和努力方向提出了建议和展望In the present paper

the authors reviewed the recent advances in clinical and experimental researches on treatment of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN) by acupuncture. Many clinical researches show that both acupuncture therapy and Western medicines can improve clinical symptoms of pain

numbness

abnormal sensation

etc. of DPN. Acupuncture treatment can also low diabetes mellitus (DM) patients' blood lipid and blood viscosity levels

improve blood circulation and the renovation of the injured peripheral nerve. Animal experiments demonstrate that in DM rats

acupuncture can strengthen the conductance speed of the motor nerve

lower blood glucose

whole blood viscosity and plasma viscosity

total cholesterol and triglyceride levels; suppress the decreased activity of Na +-K +/ATPase of the sciatic nerve; and revise the decreased PGI 2 and the increased TXA 2 levels. This article also put forward some suggestions about clinical research on DM in the future.