Investigation for Health Efficacy of Infrared-C Radiation on Diabetes Patients in Senior's Activity Center
Investigation for Health Efficacy of Infrared-C Radiation on Diabetes Patients in Senior's Activity Center
Hyperglycemia caused by diabetes will bring us the long-term damage，it causes glycation. The
 combination of sugar molecules and protein molecules will transform to advanced glycation end
 products (AGEs) and produce a lot of free radicals to caused inflammatory reactions, forming
 various comorbidities, affecting the function of different organs, especially the eyes,
 kidneys, nervous system, heart, blood vessels and damage to bone structure and bone Quality,
 which leads to bone loss. Therefore, the development of alternative therapies is important
 for the treatment of diabetes. We assume the 4 months experiment can normalize subjects
 HbA1c.
In the past research from our team, it was found that far infrared ray (FIR) helps to reduce
 oxidative stress in the body and is expected to contribute to the treatment of diabetes.
 Therefore, the team hopes to effectively reduce glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting blood
 glucose (GLU-AC), insulin (insulin), reduce the body's oxidative stress index, increase Total
 Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) inhibit the inflammatory response and reduce complications through
 4 months of IR-C intervention. Which expected to reduce the index of the nitrogen-type first
 collagen element (Procollagen-I N -telopeptide, PINP) and C-telopeptide of type I collagen
 (CTx) bone loss index, enhance Osteocalcin's index of bone growth indicators. Along with the
 Pittsburgh sleep quality index (PSQI), numeric rating scale-knee (NRS-knee) and Geriatric
 depression Scale-15 (GDS-15) to reduce the number of times the elderly take medication and
 improve their health and quality of life.
Inclusion Criteria:

 -  HbA1c higher than 6.8% or fasting blood sugar higher than 126mg/dL;

 -  Conscious, mental and cognitively normal;

 -  no obstacles in action;

 -  can read, write and communicate with mandarin, taiwanese and hakka.

 Exclusion Criteria:

 -  Inflammatory skin wounds on the neck, back, lower back or lower leg;

 -  obstacles in communication;

 -  People with disabilities, epilepsy, and other unacceptable warming treatments;

 -  When the subject finds that he or she is unwell during the procedure, the experiment
 is terminated and take care by the medical staff.