从治未病角度分析耳针预防糖尿病的优势

Analysis of the advantages of preventing diabetes by ear acupuncture from the perspective of preventive treatment of disease

中医自古以来就有治未病的思想,针灸用于预防疾病也有着悠久的历史,称为逆针灸。糖尿病前期是糖尿病发展的高危阶段,此类人群也是糖尿病预防的主要目标人群,中医在《黄帝内经》时代已认识到这一阶段,并提出"脾瘅"一词。目前主要预防方法包括生活方式干预及药物干预。这些方法都有各种不足之处,使得糖尿病增长远超预期。用耳针预防糖尿病,具有疗效确切、简便易推广、安全性高、无疼痛、经济成本低,可与其他手段联合等优势,应用前景良好。耳针在糖尿病预防方面的研究和经验抑或为中医治未病开辟一条崭新途径。

Since ancient times, traditional Chinese medicine has the idea of preventive treatment of disease. Acupuncture and moxibustion has a long history of preventing diseases, called inverse acupuncture and moxibustion. Pre-diabetes is a highrisk stage of the development of diabetes mellitus and the main target population of diabetes prevention. In the era of Huangdi Neijing, traditional Chinese medicine has recognized this stage and put forward the word ‘spleen and macula’. At present, the main prevention methods include lifestyle intervention and drug intervention. These methods have various shortcomings, making the growth of diabetes far exceed expectations. Prevention of diabetes mellitus by ear acupuncture has the advantages of definite curative effect, easy popularization, high safety, no pain, very low economic cost and can be combined with other means. It has a good prospect. The research and experience of ear acupuncture in the prevention of diabetes mellitus may open up a new way for the preventive treatment of disease in traditional Chinese medicine.