He holds that detailed and complete discussions on diabetes mellitus have already been recorded in some literature many thousands years ago. He named the disease as "Xiaoke", and put forward that pathogenesis of the disease is related with delicacy, wine, psychological factors, sexual behavior and weakened constitution. He stresses on that, no matter what the disease originate from, it must do injury on Kidney finally, to cause deficiency of Kidney-Yin then initiating symptoms. Based on the pathogenesis and clinical manifestations, the process of disease may be classified into three stages, the upper, middle and lower "Xiao" Stages.

For treating upper Xiao, you may select to use Xiaoke prescription, Baihu Decoction, etc., for middle Xiao, use Tiaowei Chengqi Decoction, Yunujian, and for lower Xiao, the Liuwei Dihuang Decoction and Jinkui Shenqi pill, etc. The TCM therapy for diabetes mellitus has its specialty and predominance.

 

By Xing Feyan