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	Case Studies BACK \| NEXT Below are numerous case studies involving patients treated using the American Institute of Eastern Medicine’s philosophy of blended Eastern & Western therapies. In the diabetes cases, oral antihyperglycemic agents and insulin injections had been administered with no improvement, but Ketsumeisei effectively lowered patients’ blood glucose levels. In the cases relating to skin disorders, modern methods of steroidal ointments and other external medications proved ineffective, while the herbal compound Serendipi-Tea alleviated severe symptoms of eczema, acne and atopic dermatitis. Diabetes Skin Conditions

	From Improvement of Allergic Predisposition, Xianen Wang, MD, PhD Diabetes Female, 85 years old Diagnosed with Type II diabetes at the age of 48, the patient had been treated with oral antihyperglycemic agents. In April 1986, she was diagnosed with cataracts. She had a cerebral infarction in October of 2003, so an anticoagulant was added. Click to read further

	Male, 48 years old The patient had begun to experience unusual thirst and hunger at the age of 40. At the time of diagnosis with Type II diabetes, his blood glucose level was 400mg/dL. Click to read further

	Male, 37 years old At the age of 30, the patient had suffered a severe shock due to the death of his son. At the age of 31, he began to experience unusual throat dryness, his vision suddenly declined, and with a blood glucose level of 500mg/dL, he was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. Click to read further

	Male, 53 years old At the time of diagnosis with Type II diabetes at the age of 47, the patient had a fasting blood glucose level of 141mg/dL, HbA1C of 6.5% (normal range = 4.3-5.7%), and neutral lipid level of 246mg/dL. He had been treated with oral antihyperglycemic agents. Click to read further

	Male, 60 years old Diagnosed with Type II diabetes at the age of 55, the patient had a fasting blood glucose level of 280mg/dL, steadily worsening numbness in his feet (peripheral nerve damage), an overall feeling of sluggishness, and was hard of hearing. Upon receiving insulin injections (9U/day), his blood glucose level fell to 180-190mg/dL, but symptoms such as numbness failed to improve. Click to read further

	Male, 66 years old At the age of 50, the patient was diagnosed with Type II diabetes. One year prior to examination, he had been hospitalized for myocardial infarction. Click to read further

	Male, 46 years old At the age of 26, the patient was diagnosed with Type I diabetes. He had been receiving insulin injections for diabetes all along (8 units in the morning, 12U in the evening). For the past 3 years, the numbness in his hands had gradually worsened. Click to read further

	Female, 58 years old The patient was diagnosed with Type II diabetes at the age of 46. She had been treated with oral antihyperglycemic agents. Click to read further

	Male, 71 years old The patient was diagnosed with Type II diabetes at the age of 46. He had been treated with oral antihyperglycemic agents ever since, but had recently developed conspicuous palpitations, shortness of breath, and numbness in his toes. Click to read further

	Male, 40 years old The patient had been diagnosed with Type II diabetes two years prior to examination (both father and mother also had diabetes). He had refused drug therapy. Click to read further

	Eczema Female, five years old At the age of two months, the patient developed eczema on the face and neck, which was temporarily relieved with ointment. From around the age of 2 years, the condition gradually worsened, and external medications such as steroids were used. Click to read further

	Male, four months old The patient developed eczema centering on the face and neck at the age of two months, and although symptoms were decreased through use of a mild steroidal preparation, they recurred at the age of four months. The eczema spread to the patient’s entire body, and the child often cried at night from the itching, also suffering complications of asthma when symptoms were severe. Click to read further

	Female, nine years old The patient developed eczema on her face, arms, elbows, and knees around the age of 4, due to food allergies to milk, soybeans, pork, beef, fish, buckwheat, white sugar, etc. She was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Click to read further

	Female, seventeen years old The patient developed eczema two months after birth, and the symptoms were alleviated with external medication (type unknown). When the child began school, the eczema reappeared on her face, neck, elbows, knees, etc., and was temporary alleviated with steroidal preparations. Click to read further

	Female, 23 years old The patient developed eczema in early childhood but was not bothered by symptoms during the elementary school years and even enjoyed swimming at the time. In junior high school, she sometimes had papules on her elbows, but when she advanced to high school, eczema reappeared on her face, neck, knees, and back, so she began to use steroids. Click to read further

	Male, 24 years old The patient began to suffer from eczema in early childhood. While in middle school, he developed itchy eczema in the bends of his elbows and knees and was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. Click to read further

	Female, 24 years old The patient first developed eczema on her face, elbows, and knees around the age of 23 and had been using steroidal medications as treatment. Click to read further

	Male, 60 years old The patient first developed eczema on his neck, elbows, and knees around the age of 46, and for the first five years, he had mainly used steroidal ointments. He subsequently developed a resistance to these, so he switched to non-steroidal ointments and anti-histamine-type internal medications. Click to read further

	Male, 25 years old The patient developed eczema chiefly on his hands when he was in the third year of junior high school and was diagnosed with atopic dermatitis. The eczema was temporarily cured by a steroidal medication, but it subsequently spread to his neck. Click to read further

	Female, 26 years old (case with complications of ulcerative colitis) One year prior to beginning treatment with Wang's Serendipi-Tea, the patient developed symptoms of insomnia, stomachache, constipation, and blood in the stools. At the same time, eczema appeared on her face, back, and lower limbs, so she was examined at a university hospital and diagnosed with ulcerative colitis and atopic dermatitis. Click to read further

	Male, 29 years old (complications of liver immune function impairment) The patient developed eczema in early childhood, and his symptoms were relieved with external medications, but from the time he reached junior high, and on through high school, eczema reappeared on his arms, elbows, and the bends of his knees, and its severity worsened. Around the age of 25, the eczema spread to his face and neck, and at the same time autoimmune liver function impairment was observed. Click to read further

	Female, 31 years old The patient developed atopic dermatitis at the age of three months, and temporary relief was obtained with anti-allergy agents, etc. From age 13, her symptoms gradually worsened, and she was treated with steroidal ointments, anti-allergy agents, and anti-histamines. Click to read further

	Female, 34 years old The patient developed eczema of the lips and area around the mouth about twelve years prior to beginning treatment with Wang’s Serendipi-Tea. She had symptoms of redness, swelling, itching, and pain. Click to read further

	Acne Female, 25 years old The patient had been suffering from acne for 13 years, beginning when she was in the fifth year of elementary school. Click to read further

	Female, 25 years old The patient developed acne on her face at the age of 17, and no improvement was obtained with either antibiotics or steroidal/non-steroidal external medicines. Click to read further

	Male, 18 years old The patient developed acne while in the third year of junior high school. External acne treatments and special cosmetics were tried but abandoned when they proved ineffective. Click to read further

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