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Using Acupuncture In Diabetes: What
Benefits Are There?
 Regulating blood sugar levels
 Practitioners believe that specific techniques can trigger
hormones into regulating stress levels from the body, thus
balancing blood sugar levels. Studies have shown great promise
in a specific type of acupuncture called electroacupuncture in
regulating glucose levels. Electroacpuncture involves applying
small electric currents passed between the needles causing
muscle stimulation, a reaction similar to performing sport
activities.
 Alleviating neuropathic pain
 Because the body is unable to regulate glucose levels in the blood
in diabetes resulting in nerve damage, one of the most common
symptoms is pain and numbness in extremities. One study
revealed incredible results of over 90% effectiveness when
acupuncture was used in combination with prescribed medicine.