Ground elm cannot cure diabetes. The ground elm belongs to the Chinese herbal medicine, it has the effect of clearing heat and detoxification (clearing the body of heat and toxicity), cooling the blood and stopping bleeding, can be applied to the treatment of blood in the stool, hemorrhoids, leakage (excessive menstruation or dripping), eczema, venereal sores and other diseases. Diabetes mellitus is due to the patient’s body for insulin sensitivity is reduced, or pancreatic islet function or loss, can not secrete insulin, resulting in the body of blood glucose metabolism disorders, resulting in blood glucose elevation of the disease. Clinically, the main use of increased exogenous insulin, the rational use of drugs to reduce blood glucose and enhance the body’s insulin sensitivity of drugs and other ways of treatment. Ground elm does not have the above functions, so it can not cure diabetes. Diabetic patients should consult a doctor in time, under the guidance of the doctor reasonable use of medication, do not self-medication, in order to avoid the adverse effects of drugs or delayed condition.