脾虚在糖尿病发病中的重要地位

Insufficiency of the Spleen and Diabetes

近年来对糖尿病病因病机的研究，可谓见仁见智，百家争鸣。笔者从脾与胰腺在解剖学上的关系，又根据多年临床经验，发现该病病程冗长，初起症状不显，多伴有脾气虚弱见症，每从脾虚论治，收效甚捷，故认为脾虚是导致糖尿病发病的病机关键。脾虚日久可导致多种并发症。

There have been different opinions toward the cause and pathogenesis of diabetes.According to the relation between the spleen and pancreas in anatomy,and also depending on many years of clinical experience,the author has found out that diabetes is a long course disease characterized by obscure symptoms in its early stage.The disease is usually accompanied with symptoms of insufficiency of the spleen qi.Therefore,making differentiation and planning treatment in consideration of insufficiency of the spleen can result in an excellent effect.The author holds that insufficiency of the spleen is the key pathogenesis to attack of diabetes.A long time of insufficiency of the spleen may bring about different kinds of complications.On this point,replenishing qi to invigorate the spleen is a critical principle in treatment of diabetes. (See Page 7)