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ArticleDiabetes, obesity & metabolism2026

Acupuncture May Reduce Insulin Doses in Overweight Insulin-Treated Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.

Alessandro Milia, Giovanni Antonio Silverii, Lorenzo Cortoni, Matteo Monami, Vittorio Limatola, Edoardo Mannucci

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Article in Diabetes, obesity & metabolism, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Alessandro MiliaInternal Medicine, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Giovanni Antonio SilveriiDiabetology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6695-3213
Lorenzo CortoniUniversity of Florence, Florence, Italy.
Matteo MonamiDiabetology, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9349-828X
Vittorio LimatolaIntegrated Medicine Unit, Careggi Hospital, Florence, Italy.
Edoardo MannucciUniversity of Florence, Florence, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9759-9408

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6 · The paper itself

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clinical trialinsulin resistanceinsulin therapytype 2 diabetes

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PMID42236256
PMCPMC13341373

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