Efficacy of powder of ginsengporia and atractylodis macrocephalae combined with aerobic exercise in the treatment of obese T2DM: A randomized controlled clinical trial

To explore the efficacy of powder of ginsengporia and atractylodis macrocephalae combined with aerobic exercise in the treatment of obese T2DM and its influence on glucose and lipid metabolism indices. Both groups of patients were given metformin drug treatment. The control group was given aerobic exercise intervention, and the observation group was given ginsengporia and atractylodis macrocephalae on the basis of the control group. The total effective rate of the observation group (95.74%) was higher than that of the control group (82.98%) (P < 0.05). After treatment, the main symptoms of the observation group were less (P < 0.05), such as thirst and lack of desire to drink, fatigue, loss of appetite, limb numbness and tingling, sticky stool, scanty dark urine, and lower total score. FPG, 2hPG, and HbA1c were lower (P < 0.05), FINS, HOMA-IR, and HOMA-β were higher (P < 0.05), TG, TC, and LDL-C were lower, and HDL-C levels were higher in the observation group (P < 0.05). After treatment, Nesfatin-1 and adiponectin were lower, visfatin and leptin were higher (P<0.05), and GIP and GLP-1 levels were higher in the observation group (P < 0.05). No significant difference was found in the incidence of adverse reactions between the two groups (P > 0.05). Powder of ginsengporia and atractylodis macrocephalae combined with aerobic exercise is effective in treating obese T2DM, which can alleviate clinical symptoms and the disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism, and improve the islet function and gastrointestinal function.