In terms of glucose-lowering effects alone, Western medicine is faster to treat, and there is no Chinese medicine that can achieve the glucose-lowering effects of Western medicine. In the treatment of diabetes in TCM, emphasis is placed on choosing good indications. The strength of TCM is not in lowering sugar, but in improving autonomous symptoms and complications. TCM is superior to Western medicine in overall regulation and improvement of symptoms. For type 1 diabetes, Chinese medicine may not be suitable for lowering glucose because these patients cannot or can only produce a small amount of insulin by themselves and need to rely completely on exogenous insulin to maintain normal physiological needs. Chinese medicine treatment is suitable for type 2 diabetes, or diabetes with chronic vascular and neurological complications. At present, there are many health food products (marked with “Food” or “Health” on the box) that claim to be pure Chinese medicine and advertise that they can cure diabetes, or even exaggerate that they can cure diabetes, but first of all, they are not medicine (the state-approved medicine box is marked with ” If it can really lower blood sugar or even better than conventional drugs, it must contain western drugs, most of which have euglycemia and more adverse reactions, especially for the elderly, and must be used in regular hospitals under the guidance of doctors.