Patent ID: 8145299

Claim:
A method, of treating a type II diabetic patient comprising: selecting a patient suffering from type II diabetes; electrically modulating a splanchnic nerve of the patient in a stimulation pattern that increases lean muscle mass as a percentage of body mass and moderates insulin levels, wherein electrically modulating includes placing an electrode transvascularly in an azygous vein in proximity to the splanchnic nerve; wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a stimulation intensity, and said stimulation intensity is between 0.005 and 5.0 mA-msec; wherein said stimulation pattern comprises an on time and an off time; and wherein said off time is no less than said on time; wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a duty cycle of about 50%; wherein said stimulation pattern comprises a frequency, a pulse width, and a current; and wherein said frequency is between 0.1 Hz and 50 Hz; said pulse width is between 100 microseconds and 1 millisecond; and said current is between 0.1 mA and 10 mA.