A: 1. The need for drugs to lower sugar depends on the function of the remaining islets, that is, the ability of the pancreas to secrete insulin. Insulin is the only substance that the body can lower sugar, and if it is not secreted enough, it needs to be supplemented by exogenous sources, and there is no third way. Usually, when a patient is diagnosed with diabetes, only 50% or less of his or her pancreatic function remains, which means that only a small number of patients with first-onset diabetes can temporarily lower their sugar without drugs, and as the disease progresses, they will eventually use drugs, either to promote endogenous insulin secretion or exogenous insulin supplementation. 2. The effect of Chinese medicine in lowering glucose is far less than that of western medicine, and there are very few clinical cases in which pure Chinese medicine is used to lower glucose with great effect, but there is no universal significance. A patient should first follow the universal principle when consulting a doctor, and should not take a gambling mentality and make unnecessary experiments with himself.