There is no clear medical research showing that red yeast rice can treat diabetes. The standardized treatment for diabetes includes diet, exercise, and hypoglycemic drugs, etc., and the specific treatment plan should be consulted with a professional doctor. Red currant rice is a product formed by the fermentation of rice through the Aspergillus erythrorhizonticus bacteria, which is a brownish-red or purplish-red rice grain, and is generally not used in the treatment of diabetes. Diabetic patients need to strictly control the total calories of food, pay attention to dietary diversity, to ensure nutrition while avoiding excessive fluctuations in blood glucose; in addition to dietary control, appropriate increase in exercise is conducive to increase insulin sensitivity, which is beneficial to the control of blood glucose; on the basis of diet and exercise, you can comply with the doctor’s instructions to use drugs such as metformin, insulin and other medications for treatment. Patients diagnosed with diabetes should actively cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, do not believe in prescriptions as well as rumors.