Zhongguo Zhen Jiu. 2010 Aug;30(8):653-6.
Zhongguo zhen jiu = Chinese acupuncture & moxibustion
[Article in Chinese] Hong Chen
PMID: 20942282
This paper summarizes professor ZHANG Zhi-long's academic thoughts and his specialized treatment experience for type 2 diabetes mellitus and its complications. There are three aspects: emphasizes the importance of scientific investigation and the classics in TCM, states that spleen deficiency and excessive dampness tend to cause type 2 diabetes mellitus; emphasizes regulating spleen and stomach with acupuncture and formulates acupoint prescription for regulating middle-jiao; emphasizes the evidence based medicine and clinical experiences, seeks the law of treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus.