Efficiency and Safety of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Prediabetes: A Systemic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Yanan SongHaiyan WangLingling QinMei LiSaiyue GaoLili Wu Tong-Hua Liu

Published in: Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM (2020)

CHM is effective for the treatment of prediabetes. CHM can statistically reduce the incidence of diabetes, increase the incidence of normalization of prediabetes, and lower the FPG, 2hPG, TG, TC, and BMI levels, but with no significant difference in HbA1c. In addition, CHM was relatively safe in clinical practice. More high-quality RCTs should be conducted to strengthen the finding.

Keyphrases

clinical practice
risk factors
systematic review
body mass index
adipose tissue
metabolic syndrome
weight loss
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle