Why Are Diabetic Patients Still Having Hyperglycemia despite Diet Regulation, Antiglycemic Medication and Insulin?

Introduction: Diabetes and its complications were responsible for 8.8% of deaths worldwide in 2017. Although Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) share the diabetes treatment goals of reducing symptoms and preventing complications, their approaches to conceptualizing, diagnosing, and treating the disease are very different. Purpose: The aim of this study is to demonstrate the different gaps in the Western Medicine treatment for diabetes that can be explained by Traditional Chinese Medicine, from an energy imbalance point of view. Methods: Through a case report of a 26-year-old male patient diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in 2016, the author analyzes two approaches, Western and Traditional Chinese Medicine. The patient’s received analysis of all their: • eating habits, • use of high-concentrated medications, • use of microwave ovens, • quantity and temperature of water intake, and • Quantity of sleep. All these items were analyzed according to Traditional Chinese Medicine. Despite treatment with diet along with the use of antiglycemic medications and insulin, the patient’s glycemia was still high. Use of the Western Medicine approach achieved a 750 mg/dl reading after 2 years (in September 2018). Results: In January 2019, a month and a half after the beginning of the treatment with Traditional Chinese Medicine, the patient's glycemia dropped to 150 to 250 mg/dl. Conclusion: A more holistic view of the human body has major importance. A deeper comprehension of the energy’s behavior, including its relation to pathologies, creates different possibilities of treatment. The suspension of sugar and high-carbohydrate foods in the diabetic patient’s diet is not sufficient to control the patient glycemia alone. Still the use of high-concentrated medications can be a factor to maintain the hyperglycemic state. This shows that the integration of Western Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine is important to better control the glycemia in diabetes patients.