Feng Lida, Sun Tulin, Li Qun, Zhang Yu, Cheng Ning
(Navy Hospital, Beijing, China)

    Sixty patients with diabetes mellites were studied. The patients were divided into the group treated with qigong and control group, each group including 30 cases , There were 28 cases with NIDDM and 2 cases with IDDM in the qigong group ' in which the mean age was 52. 1. There were 29 cases with NIDDM and one case with IDDM in the control in which the mean age was 53. 8. Before treatment, the fasting blood glucose level was 11.57mmol/L in the qigong group , ll.04mmol/L in the control and 2-hour glucose level after meals was 16, 96mmol/L in the qigong group, 15. 49mmol/L in the control. After treatment, the average value of decline in glucose was 3. 63 mmol/L in the qigong group, 2. 15mmol/L in the control (P<0.01). The plasma insulin value was measured. It was 14. 74±6. 97uu/ml before the qigong treatment in the qigong group and 19.7±119. 15uu/ml after the qigong treatment (P<0. 01); However, it was 15.31±8.7uu/ml after treatment in the control. The change of plasma insulin was more significant compared with the control (P<0.0l). The abnormal change of micro-circulation in nail wall was observed in 55/00 diabetes mellitus. The micro-circulation was obviously improved after the qigong treatment and exercise by themselves. Physical strength, energy, sleep, pain of lower limbs in the qigong group were better than in the control.