Astragalus soup can improve the symptoms of diabetes, but cannot lower blood sugar. Astragalus soup is mainly composed of astragalus and tangerine peel, which has the effects of benefiting qi, moistening the intestines and laxative, and is commonly used clinically for treating deficiency constipation in the elderly. Diabetes mellitus belongs to the category of Chinese medicine thirst disease, and its basic pathology is deficiency of yin and dryness and heat. Astragalus has the efficacy of generating fluid and nourishing blood (replenishing the body’s water and blood), supporting toxin and draining pus (discharging pus and poison from the body), and converging sores and muscles (helping sores to heal faster and promoting the growth of new flesh), and it can be used for the treatment of internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as excessive food, drink, and urination), carbuncle and gangrene (a kind of venomous sores, which occurs as acute suppurative diseases of the surface of the body, the limbs, and the internal organs) that are difficult to ulcerate, and do not converge after a long period of ulceration. Chenpi has the effects of regulating qi and strengthening the spleen (regulating qi and strengthening the spleen), drying dampness and resolving phlegm (removing phlegm in the body with drying dampness medication), and is used for epigastric (abdominal) distension and fullness, low food intake and vomiting and diarrhea, and coughing with excessive phlegm. Astragalus soup can not lower blood sugar directly, but can be used to treat some symptoms or complications of diabetes. For diabetic patients, they should consult the doctor in time, and should not take drugs privately to avoid adverse reactions.