Differentiation and Treatment of Diabetes with Insomnia Based on Theory of"Space-Time Pathogenesis"
Insomnia,as one of the common complications in diabetic patients,seriously affects their mental state and quality of life;long-term sleep disorders are prone to cause glucose metabolism disorders,resulting in more difficult to control blood glucose.Therefore,it is especially important for diabetic patients to improve insomnia.Chinese sages,through the observation of the sun,moon and stars and the growth and decline of all things,recognized that the changes in time and space in nature directly or indirectly affect the physiological ac-tivities of the human body and changes in disease,the transformation of time and space,the flow of the phenomenon of life and the de-velopment of the law of disease integrated together.Based on the"space-time disease mechanism"treatment is based on the main guiding principles of"heaven,man,disease"and"five signs(signs of heaven,Qi,object,syndrome,pulse)together".The principle of"based on Sui Qi and the harmony of nature"should be followed,emphasizing both the disease mechanism and symptoms,combining internal with external treatments,and selects the time to give medicines in accordance with the trend,forming a"vertical"and"horizon-tal"three-dimensional comprehensive treatment system.The treatment method emphasizes that when taking medication,"Si Tian(studying nature)"is the main focus;when taking medication,"Si Man(studying man)"is the basis;when taking medication,"Si Disease(studying disease and syndrome)"is the basis,which ultimately promotes the balance of Yin and Yang in human body,so that the patient can enjoy the"balance of Yin and Yang in the body so that can recover the state of"daytime activeness and nighttime sleep-ing".