LI Lixia. A Nursing Report on Auricular Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Baduanjin for Improving Insomnia in a Pre-Diabetic Patient[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026.
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LI Lixia. A Nursing Report on Auricular Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Baduanjin for Improving Insomnia in a Pre-Diabetic Patient[DB/OL].Clinical Archives of Integrative Medicine, 2026. DOI: 10.12209/CAIM202510140003.
A Nursing Report on Auricular Acupuncture Therapy Combined with Baduanjin for Improving Insomnia in a Pre-Diabetic Patient
This article summarizes the nursing experience of a pre-diabetic patient with insomnia treated with auricular acupressure combined with Baduanjin exercise. The patient was diagnosed with Qi-Yin deficiency syndrome in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Interventions included auricular therapy (targeting Shenmen, Heart, Spleen, and Endocrine points) and syndrome-specific Baduanjin practice, supplemented with emotional regulation, Zi Wu Liuzhu dietary guidance, and sleep hygiene education. After two weeks of intervention, the patient’s sleep onset latency decreased by 40 minutes, nocturnal awakenings reduced by 3 episodes, total sleep duration extended by 2.5 hours (from 4 to 6.5 hours), and the Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) score dropped by 14 points. Fasting blood glucose fluctuations also significantly narrowed (5.8–6.3 mmol/L). The results demonstrate that integrated TCM and Western nursing approaches can effectively alleviate insomnia associated with pre-diabetes and promote glycemic metabolic stability.
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