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KMID : 0363420190330030015
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Journal of Korean Oriental Pediatrics
2019 Volume.33 No. 3 p.15 ~ p.29
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Efficacy of Combination Treatment of Herbal Medicine and Western Medicine for the Treatment of Type 1 Diabetes in children : Systemic Review and Meta-analysi
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Kim Mi-Yeon
Kang Jeong-In
Jeong Ju-Hui
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Abstract
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Objectives: The purpose of this study is to investigate the clinical studies on the effect of herbal medicine in type 1 diabetes in children and to seek better approach of herbal medicine to treat type 1 diabetes in children.
Methods: This study researched randomized controlled trials through various databases in the world about herbal medicine treatments in type 1 diabetes in children.
Results: 10 out of 337 studies were selected and analyzed. All studies were conducted in China. All studies were using herbal medicines, as an adjunctive treatment to the main regimen. As a result, the integrated Chinese medicine and western medicine lowered FPG by -1.56 mmol/L and 2hPG by -1.94 mmol/L on average, respectively. The HbA1c also decreased by -1.11% in the treatment group compared to the control group. Total efficacy of the treatment was 1.21 times more effective in the treatment group than in the control group.
Conclusions: Based on the results of the studies, it seems that the herbal medicine for the treatment of type 1 diabetes in children will be effective as a combination with conventional medicines. Further research is needed to prove the findings of this observatoional studies.
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KEYWORD
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Type 1 diabetes, DM in children, Herbal medicine, TCM
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