Based on study of literature and summarization of clinical practice

it is considered that Yang-qi deficiency plays an important role in attack of diabetes.Yang-qi easily becomes deficiency

Yang-deficiency inducing diabetes;dysfunction of the Pivot leading to dysfunction of Yang-qi.It is put forward that Yang-deficiency and dysfunction of the Pivot are basic pathogenesis of diabetes and complications throughout diabetes.Clinical treatment of diabetes should not be limited in nourishing Yin and clearing away heat

and should adopt warming and reinforcing Yang of the spleen and kidney

regulating the function of the Pivot

with single application or combined application according to patient’s condition.