Exploration on Dispersing Stagnant Heat and Facilitating the Sweatpore Method in the Treatment of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Complicated with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
CHEN Jiaqi
WANG Li
PIAO Chunli
Abstract：Obstructive sleep apnea(OSA)combined with type 2 diabetes mellitus(T2DM)belongs to disorders of qi,blood,and body fluids,which is closely related to the"excessive heat and congestion-obstruction of the sweatpore-failure of qi and fluid transportation"syndrome.The sweatpore is the basic pathway for the circulation of qi,blood,and body fluids as well as the operation of the spirit mechanism.Due to dietary and emotional imbalances,internal pathogenic factors accumulate and become hot,leading to OSA combined with T2DM in a pathological state of"excessive heat and congestion".When heat accumulates and blocks the qi,the sweatpore becomes obstructed,the pores close,and the circulation of qi and fluids is disrupted,resulting in the failure of the operation of spirit mechanism.In response to the pathogenic mechanism of congestion and heat in OSA combined with T2DM,treatment should focus on the application of the three methods of clearing,promoting,and penetrating,in order to disperse the depressed heat and facilitate the operation of the sweatpore,restore the normal circu-lation of qi and fluids,and enable the operation of the spirit mechanism,thereby alleviating the state of"excessive heat and congestion"in OSA combined with T2DM.
Keywords：obstructive sleep apneatype 2 diabetes mellitusexcessive heat and congestionobstruction of the sweatporefailure of qi and fluid transportation
Publication Date：2026-03-05
Online Publishing Date：2026-05-22(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 253-257,267 )