ABSTRACT
To investigate the regulatory effect of acupuncture on insulin resistance in simple obesity patients and its clinical effect. Methods: By the method to benefit qi, strengthen the spleen, dissolve phlegm and remove turbidity, eight periumbilical acupoints, Tianshu (ST 25), Huaroumen (ST 24), Wailing (ST 26), Yinjiao (CV 7) and Shuifen (CV 9), and Guanyuan (CV 4) and Zusanli (ST 36) were used, in cooperation with ear-points-embedding method, and together with 30 healthy persons for comparison, in order to observe the changes in FBG, INS,ISI, TC, TG, LDLC and HDLC and to observe the changes in the waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, body weight and BMI in simple obesity patients before and after acupuncture treatments, and to observe the differences of the therapeutic effects between grade Ⅰ and grade Ⅱ obesity. Results: Hyperinsulinemia (HI) existed in the patients with simple obesity before the treatment, and ISI significantly decreased (P＜0.01) in comparison with the healthy group, and waist circumference, hip circumference, waist-hip ratio, body weight and BMI significantly decreased (P＜0.05, P＜0.01), and FBG, INS, TC, TG and LDLC also significantly decreased (P＜0.01, P＜0.05), and ISI and HDLC significantly increased (P＜0.05) after the treatment. Conclusion: Acupuncturecan not only effectively improve the body fat parameters but also regulate the abnormal fat metabolism and improve insulin resistance status in simple obesity patients.