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Efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine on blood glucose fluctuations in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A protocol of systematic review and meta-analysis.

Yulin Leng, Xiujuan Zhou, Ziyan Xie, Zhipeng Hu, Hong Gao, Xiaoke Liu, Hongyan Xie, Xiaoxu Fu, Chunguang Xie

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Article in Medicine, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Mulberry Twig Alkaloids Combined With Insulin Infusion: Effects on Blood Glucose Variability in Type 2 Diabetes.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2026
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9 authors at 1 institution in 3 countries.

Yulin LengHospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
Xiujuan Zhou
Ziyan Xie
Zhipeng Hu
Hong Gao
Xiaoke Liu
Hongyan Xie
Xiaoxu Fu
Chunguang Xie
U.S. National Science Foundation · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAs one of the major chronic diseases that seriously threaten human health, type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) has become a global public health problem. Blood glucose fluctuation is a risk factor independent of hyperglycemia. At present, the measures to treat blood glucose fluctuations in patients with T2DM are insufficient in effectiveness and safety. Medical practice and clinical studies have proved that Chinese herbal medicine has obvious advantages in reducing blood glucose fluctuations. In this systematic review, we will assess the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of blood glucose fluctuations in patients with T2DM.

methodsWe will search related literature of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, China Biology Medicine Database, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, China Science and Technology Journal Database, and Wanfang Database, and will manually search grey documents such as literature such as conference articles and references articles. Eligible randomized controlled trials will be screened based on inclusion criteria, and data extraction, risk of bias assessment, publication bias assessment, subgroup analysis, and quality assessment will be performed. Review Manager version 5.3 software and stata version 13 software will be used for data analysis. Each process is independently conducted by 2 researchers, and if there is any objection, it will be submitted to the third researcher for resolution.

resultsThis study will provide evidence for the efficacy and safety of Chinese herbal medicine in the treatment of blood glucose fluctuations in patients with T2DM. Outcome measures include mean amplitude of glycemic excursions, 24 hours mean blood glucose, standard deviations of blood glucose, mean of daily differences, coefficient of variation, glucose time in range, fasting blood glucose, 2 hours postprandial blood glucose, glycated hemoglobin, HOMA-β, HOMA-IR, quality of life questionnaire, traditional Chinese medicine syndrome score, and adverse event.

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Blood GlucoseChinaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Drugs, Chinese HerbalGlycated HemoglobinHumansMeta-Analysis as TopicOutcome Assessment, Health CareRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSafetySystematic Reviews as TopicTreatment OutcomeBlood GlucoseDrugs, Chinese HerbalGlycated Hemoglobin

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PMID32846855
PMCPMC7447466
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