Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Traditional Chinese Medicine Dietary Intervention in the Pre-diabetic Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Abstract

Prediabetes is an early, often asymptomatic stage in the development of type 2 diabetes. Based on the theories of syndrome differentiation and treatment, as well as the properties, flavours and meridian tropisms of the food, traditional Chinese medicine dietary intervention can regulate metabolism and promote the general health of this group of people. Systematically build the theoretical foundation for the dietary intervention of traditional Chinese medicine in prediabetes in this paper and clarify that the main disease locations of "Spleen Impairment" and "Food Stagnation" are phlegm-dampness, damp-heat and qi deficiency. Given that different people have various physical and psychological traits, various meridian tropisms, fluctuations in modern metabolic regulation, etc., this paper will provide some general ideas for personalised formula preparation, a non-linear dose-response model, and compliance optimisation strategies. There are many kinds of assessments; some are time-varying indices of glucose and lipid metabolism, some combine syndrome scores with energy metabolism in analysis, and there are even tiered prediction models for the risk of adverse events. The purpose of this paper is to provide a theoretical basis and quantitative tools for the application of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) diet modification.