Diabetes belongs to the category of “thirst” in Chinese medicine. There is no such thing as “diabetes can not drink astragalus”, diabetic patients with astragalus indications, you can drink astragalus under the guidance of a physician.
Astragalus has the effect of tonifying qi and promoting yang, stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle (stopping sweating by consolidating the surface of the muscle), inducing water retention and eliminating swelling, generating fluids and nourishing blood, and promoting stagnation and paralysis (making paralyzed meridians smooth), etc. Astragalus is used for the treatment of internal heat and thirst (internal fever accompanied by symptoms such as overeating and excessive drinking and urination), qi deficiency and fatigue, loose stools (loose feces that are thin and not shaped), prolonged diarrhea and prolapse, and leakage of menstruation (excessive menstruation or dribbling) and other conditions.
There is no clear evidence that diabetic patients can not drink astragalus, so diabetic patients with astragalus indications can drink astragalus under the guidance of a physician. If you are drinking astragalus products, which may contain sucrose, you need to choose the one that does not contain sucrose to prevent it from affecting your blood sugar.
Diabetic patients are recommended to use hypoglycemic drugs under the guidance of doctors to actively control blood sugar, such as metformin hydrochloride tablets. At the same time, you can adjust the diet, appropriate exercise. Traditional Chinese medicine should be used under the guidance of a physician, and should not be used on its own to avoid adverse consequences.