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Background:Diabetes mellitus is one of the oldest characterized diseases in the world. By today diabetes has become a worldwide epidemic that is associated with the modern lifestyle, increased stress, improper nutrition or eating behaviours and lack of physical activity. Material And Methods:330 patients aged 30-76 years were administered to the study. All the metabolic marker analyses were conducted using an automated clinical chemistry analyzer (Dimension Xpand Plus, Siemens Healthcare, Germany). Random Plasma glucose levels (RPG) was taken 2-4 hours post meal.Sujok treatments were carried out by certified Sujok Therapistsaccording to the Diabetes treatment protocol (ISA R&D center, Nagpur, India).Result:A major decrease in plasma glucose levels was recorded 30 minutes after theinitial Sujoktreatment. Following 5 treatments, 70% of the patients responded in decrease in glucose levels (52.45±10.49 mg/dl) while 24% increase in glucose levels (22.2±7.4 mg/dl), 6% of the patients did not show any change in glucose plasma levels.HbA1c was monitored in the patients that undergone 3 months ofSujoktreatment.Aconsiderable decrease in the percent of HbA1c was observed in the plasma of treated patients (5.53±0.98%), in comparison to the initial level measured prior to the treatment procedure (8.13±1.29%).Conclusion:This study is a pilot study to evaluate possible effect of Sujok therapy for thetreatment of diabetes. Overall, it seems that Sujok therapy may decrease glucose levels and HbA1clevels. These results can support the efforts to de velop improved therapeutic and preventive strategies for diabetes. A following research regarding the treatment of diabetes complications by Sujok therapy is currently running with promising results.
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O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a melhora nocontrole glicêmico do Diabetes mellitus, bem como do controleda doença periodontal, através da relação entre os níveissangüíneos de hemoglobina glicosilada, glicemia em jejum eglicemia pós-prandial e os parâmetros clínicos da doençaperiodontal. Material e Métodos: Foram selecionados 20pacientes, com faixa etária de 18 a 70 anos que não foramsubmetidos ao tratamento periodontal básico, sendo divididosem 2 grupos: 1)Tratamento periodontal básico+controlemecânico e 2)tratamento periodontal básico + controlemecânico + Terapia de manutenção. As análises foramrealizadas no dia 0 e aos 90 dias, incluindo Índice de Placa,Índice gengival, Profundidade de sondagem, Nível de inserçãoclínica e Sangramento a sondagem, juntamente com aavaliação de hemoglobina glicosilada, glicemia em jejum epós-prandial. Resultados: Constatou-se uma melhora namaioria dos parâmetros clínicos periodontais, assim comonos níveis de glicose em jejum e glicose pós-prandial emambos os grupos. No grupo que recebeu terapia demanutenção, os parâmetros clínicos de sangramento asondagem e profundidade de sondagem diminuíramsignificantemente, enquanto que os valores de hemoglobinaglicosilada diminuíram, mas não significantemente. Conclusão:Sugeriu-se que esta terapia pode ter sido positiva empacientes portadores de Diabetes Mellitus e doençaperiodontal...
This treatise aims to evaluate the improvement inthe glycemic control of the Diabetes Mellitus, as well as thecontrol of the Periodontal Disease through the relationshipamong the blood levels of the glycated hemoglobin, bothfasting and postload glycemias, and the clinical parametersof the periodontal disease. Materials and Methods: Oneselected twenty patients who were not submitted to theconventional periodontal treatment. Such patients were underthe age of 18 to 70 years old, divided into two groups: 1-conventional periodontal treatment + mechanical control; 2-conventional periodontal treatment + mechanical control +maintenance therapy. The analysis were effectuated in 90days, including plaque index, gingival index, probing depth,level of clinical attachment and bleeding on probing, togetherwith the evaluation of the glycated hemoglobin and both fastingand postload glycemias. Results: One came to understandan improvement in most of the clinical periodontal parameters,as well as the levels of both fasting and postload glycemiasin both groups. In the group who received the maintenancetherapy, one perceived that the bleeding on probing and theprobing depth diminished in a great scale. In addition, thevalue of the glycated hemoglobin diminished, however notsufficiently. Conclusion: One suggested that the therapyherein mentioned has been positive in patients with diabetesmellitus and periodontal disease...