Patient's question:
On the 15th day of the 12th lunar month in 2015, I had a high fever and was treated at the Medical Pediatric Hospital as if I had a cold. On the 17th, I collapsed and entered the hospital, where I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes and admitted to the hospital. Before treatment, I was hospitalized three more times in the following two months. Before meals, I currently inject insulin twice with a long-acting dose and once with a short-acting dose (48 units, suppressing blood sugar by about 8, sometimes as high as 14 or 15). Can Chinese medicine treat or stabilize this condition?Doctor's answer:
The situation you mentioned, where the child has type 1 diabetes and is currently being treated with insulin, is not yielding ideal results. Treating with a Chinese medicine formula is also possible. For a child with diabetes, the main focus should be on actively controlling diet, adhering to a sugar-free, low-starch diet, and minimizing fruit intake while increasing vegetable consumption. If conditions permit, using an insulin pump for treatment is an option. Relying solely on Chinese medicine is difficult to surpass the goal, but it can serve as a supplementary treatment.