ASSOCIATION BETWEEN THE VISCERA SYNDROMES ACCORDING TO TRADITIONAL MEDICINE AND THE CLINICAL SYMPTOMS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Abstract

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) has become a common disease worldwide. The treatment with Traditional medicine (TM) depends on the clinical form as well as the specific viscera syndrome. According to the strategy of developing TM from 2014 to 2023 of the World Health Organization, the safe and effective use of TM in the national health system needs to be focused and strengthened. Objectives: To investigate the viscera syndromes according to TM and the association with the clinical symptoms in patients with type 2 DM. Materials and Method: A cross-sectional study was carried out in 97 patients with type 2 DM at Hue University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital and Hue Central Hospital from 07/2019 to 03/2020. Results: Mean of age was 66.1 ± 11.3. The proportion of patients with the viscera syndromes was 91.8%, in which 30.9% Kidney-Yin deficiency syndrome, 25.8% Spleen-Qi deficiency syndrome, 17.5% Kiney-Yin and Yang deficiency syndrome, 17.5% Liver-Yin deficiency syndrome, 16.5% Liver-Blood deficiency syndrome, 13.4% Lung-Dryness syndrome, 4.1% Stomach-Heat syndrome and 2.1% Stomach-Yin deficiency syndrome. There was association between TM viscera syndromes and the clinical symptoms of type 2 DM according to Western medicine (p < 0.05). Conclusion: The syndromes of high rate are Kidney-Yin syndrome and Spleen-Qi deficiency syndrome. The syndromes of low rate are Stomach-Heat syndrome and Stomach-Yin deficiency syndrome. The viscera syndromes are significantly associated with the Western medicine symptoms. Key words: Frequency, type 2 diabetes mellitus, viscera syndrome, traditional medicine.