Diabetes mellitus can be broadly categorized as “thirst-quenching” in traditional Chinese medicine. It can be treated with Chinese medicines such as Thirst-quenching Formula, Seven-flavored Atractylodis Macrocephalae and Six-flavored Digoxigenin Pill under the guidance of the physician’s diagnosis. 1. Quenching Thirst Formula: It can be used for quenching thirst that belongs to the evidence of lung-heat and fluid injury (there is heat in the lungs, which continuously depletes the body’s fluids). This formula contains Chinese herbs such as Rhizoma Coptidis, Smallpox Powder and Rhizoma Dioscorea Juice, which have the effects of clearing heat and moistening the lungs (removing heat evil to nourish the lungs) and generating fluids and quenching thirst (promoting the production of fluids to quench thirst), and can improve the symptoms of thirst and excessive thirst, dryness of the mouth and tongue, profuse urination and profuse sweating. 2. Seven-flavored Atractylodis Macrocephalae: It can be used in treating thirst with deficiency of qi and yin. This formula contains Radix Panax Ginseng, Poria, Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae, Radix et Rhizoma Glycyrrhizae and other traditional Chinese medicines, which have the effects of benefiting qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating the qi of the spleen and stomach), generating fluids and quenching thirst. This formula can be used for the symptoms of thirst and excessive drinking, ability to eat with scanty stools, or reduced diet, lack of mental energy, and fatigue. 3. Six-flavored Di Huang Pill: It can be used for thirst that belongs to the evidence of deficiency of kidney yin. This formula contains ripened rhubarb, cornelian cherry, yam, poria and other herbs, which have the effect of nourishing yin and fixing the kidney. It can be used for symptoms such as frequent urination with high volume and turbidity like ointment, lumbar and knee soreness (the feeling of lumbar and knee soreness and weakness), fatigue, dizziness, tinnitus and so on. Chinese medicines should be taken under the supervision of a physician. It should be noted that Chinese medicine can improve the uncomfortable symptoms caused by diabetes, and lowering blood sugar should be based on western medicine treatment. If you are diagnosed with diabetes mellitus, it is recommended that you seek medical treatment in a timely manner and do not blindly use medication on your own.