The effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of T2DM with NAFLD will be assessed by the outcomes of test's, including: imaging indicators, biomarkers of hepatic steatosis, serological indicators of hepatic fibrosis, improvement of serum NAFLD liver fat score, BMI, blood glucose indexes, blood lipid indexes, insulin level and safety indicators. Here, INS is linked to metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease.