Disease of Peripheral Nerve due to Diabetes Mellitus II Treated with Integrated TCM and WM,a Report of 38 Cases

Objective:To observe the therapeutic effect of integrated TCM and WM in treating disease of peripheral nerve due to diabetes mellutus Ⅱ.Method:70 patients were randomly divided into two groups.Patients in the treatment group were given VitB 12 by intramascular injection and Huangqi Shuizhi Decoction(黄芪水蛭汤) orally on the basis of dietotherapy and hypoglycemic medicine.Patients in the control group were treated with western medicine and dietotherapy only.The therapeutic course was 2 weeks,and the two groups were treated for 2 courses.Result:In the treatment group(38 cases),14 cases significantly effective,20 cases effective, 4 cases ineffective,the total effective rate was 89.47%.While in the control group(32 cases),8 cases significantly effective,12 cases effective,12 cases ineffective,the total effective rate was 62.5%.The difference between the two groups was notable(χ 2=7.08,P0.01).Conclusion:The therapeutic effect in treating disease of peripheral nerve due to diabetes mellitus Ⅱ could be enhanced by integrated TCM and WM.