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Objective To observe the effects of balance acupuncture at hypoglycemic point on type 2 diabetes mellitus.Methods Three-week balance acupuncture on hypoglycemic point was executed for 60 cases of confirmed type 2 diabetes mellitus patients,the changes of blood glucose,urine glucose,systolic pressure,diastolic pressure,blood fat,body weight and clinical symptoms were recorded,and statistical analysis was carried out with CHISS software.Results Balance acupuncture on hypoglycemic point decreased significantly the blood glucose,blood pressure,blood fat and etc of the patients (P＜0.001),the clinical symptoms were improved obviously after acupuncture such as thirst,bulimia and dieresis (P＜0.001),and there was statistical difference between the body weights before and after acupuncture (P＜0.05).Conclusion Balance acupuncture contributes to improving the blood glucose,blood pressure and blood fat of type 2 diabetes mellitus and relieves the clinical symptoms,whose mechanism,involving in the idea of brain science,is to fulfill acupuncture through central control.