A 34-year-old pregnant woman came to me in her sixth month, worrying that her newly diagnosed gestational diabetes may affect her baby's health and her own health. She had not had diabetes before, although she explained that her father had type 2 diabetes since he was in his forties. She has no high blood pressure, is not overweight before pregnancy, and has no other risk factors associated with gestational diabetes. This is her third child, she has no problems related to her previous two pregnancies.
The patient experienced fatigue in the afternoon/evening and occasional back pain, and complained that it felt a bit cold at night. She said that she had maintained good eating habits before pregnancy, but she did not exercise. Part of her concern about gestational diabetes is that in this case, exercise does not seem to help regulate her blood sugar levels, and she is worried about taking too much insulin. She also wants to prevent the baby from gaining too much weight in the uterus and possibly other complications.
As her doctor told me, I explained that taking insulin during pregnancy does not harm the baby, but she wants to minimize the amount she has to take. I explained that acupuncture and Chinese medicine may help regulate her blood sugar levels, but she should continue to monitor her level as recommended by her doctor and take insulin as directed by her specialist.
She began to see me once a week for acupuncture and Chinese herbal medicine. My approach aims to strengthen her spleen and kidney by essentially helping her digestive system [ie her spleen] function [the capitalization words here show the difference from their scientific definition] energy system to fight fatigue And control her blood sugar levels.
Her pulse is choppy and somewhat weak. Because she has occasionally had back pain lately and feels a little cold at night, I attribute these symptoms to kidney deficiency, which may be caused by a third pregnancy. We use points such as DU 20, BL 17, BL 20, BL 23, ST 36, KD 2, KD 6.
The herbal formula used in this case is You Gui Wan, which aims to supplement her kidney deficiency, in fact, to support her spleen and improve the efficiency of her digestive system. In this case, lower energy and cold sensation indicate kidney yang deficiency.
In the course of two months, almost once a week, the patient is well placed to control gestational diabetes and most often needs insulin injections at night. In the last month of her pregnancy, her experts advised her to reduce the amount of insulin she used, and we were able to reduce the frequency of treatment.
She returned to me two months after giving birth and was happy to declare that her baby was healthy and her blood sugar level returned to normal. She no longer needed any insulin.
Orignal From: Case Study: Acupuncture for Gestational Diabetes
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