Whether or not diabetes can be cured by Chinese medicine needs to be evaluated by the clinician according to the severity of the disease. For patients with mild disease, there is a possibility of cure under the guidance of the doctor and correct symptomatic treatment, but the time period for the cure of chronic diseases is longer; for patients with severe disease and complications, it is more difficult to be cured. Diabetes mellitus belongs to the category of Chinese medicine “thirst”, thirst is to drink more, eat more, urinate more, lose weight, or urine, urine has a sweet taste of the main symptoms of the disease. Its occurrence and endowment insufficiency (innate constitution and function is not good), dietary disorders, emotional and emotional disorders, excessive labor and other factors. The diseased organs involve the lungs, stomach and kidneys. The basic pathogenesis of thirst is yin deficiency, dryness and heat, and insufficient fluid. According to the patient’s symptoms, lesions of different degrees of severity, divided into the upper, middle and lower three consumption, the upper consumption of the lung dry, the middle consumption of the stomach heat, the lower consumption of the kidney deficiency, can also be lung dryness, stomach heat, kidney deficiency exists at the same time. The treatment is to clear heat and moisten dryness, nourish yin and generate fluids. Chinese medicine treatment of thirst is based on each person’s condition, symptoms, tongue, pulse, after identification of the choice of traditional Chinese medicine is the most commonly used method of treatment. Acupuncture is also effective in early and mid-stage thirst patients and their complications, but for those who are more serious and have a longer course of the disease, they should be treated with medication, and acupuncture can only be used as an adjunctive therapy. Also need to pay attention to diet control, more exercise, etc.. When discomfort occurs, you should consult a doctor in time and choose the correct diagnosis and treatment under the guidance of the doctor, not self-medication or acupuncture.