Diabetes and complementary therapies: Mapping the evidence

Practical Diabetes International

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 371-376

  Pilkington, Karen ^a   Stenhouse, Elizabeth ^b   Kirkwood, Graham ^c,d   Richardson, Janet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d Research Council for Complementary Medicine   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alternative medicine; Complementary therapies; Diabetes; Randomised controlled trial; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ALOE VERA EXTRACT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; CINNAMON EXTRACT; FENUGREEK EXTRACT; FISH OIL; GINSENG EXTRACT; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA EXTRACT; OCIMUM BASILICUM EXTRACT; OPUNTIA EXTRACT; PLACEBO; PLANT EXTRACT; SYZYGIUM CUMINI EXTRACT; THIOCTIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM; VEGETABLE OIL;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ACUPUNCTURE; ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE; ALOE VERA; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; AROMATHERAPY; AYURVEDA; BASIL; CHINA; CHIROPRACTIC; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COMBINATION CHEMOTHERAPY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DIABETIC NEUROPATHY; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FENUGREEK; GINSENG; GYMNEMA SYLVESTRE; HERBAL MEDICINE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; HYPNOSIS; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; KINESIOTHERAPY; MASSAGE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MEDITATION; METHODOLOGY; MOMORDICA CHARANTIA; MONOTHERAPY; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OPUNTIA; OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REFLEXOLOGY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAI CHI; TRADITIONAL MEDICINE; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; YOGA;

EID: 34648823005     PISSN: 13578170     EISSN: 1528252X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pdi.1150     Document Type: Review

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