Diabetes is currently one of the most important non-communicable diseases to threat health of human.Based on "cold and heat"in eight principal syndrome differentiation of Chinese medicine

the article puts forward the thinking to treat type 2 diabetes from "heat"based on a system of theory sources

clinical manifestation

etiology and pathogenesis

material basis and herbal prescription. Combined with clinical syndrome

the article exposits ancient knowledge combined with current knowledge

based on syndrome to change treatments and used adjustment to avoid change

in order to improve the effectiveness of diagnosing and treating type 2 diabetes in Chinese medical clinic.