TCM Perspective On
Diabetes Insipidus
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) refers to diabetes as Wasting-Thirst syndrome. The root of Wasting-Thirst is said to be a deficiency of Yin in the body and the presence of a Heat pathogen affecting the Lungs, Stomach, and Kidneys. When Yin is deficient, Heat from deficiency is produced; likewise, when Heat is present, it "burns up" Yin.
It is common for people diagnosed with diabetes to have a constitutional Yin Deficiency, but the deficiency may develop over time as well. Frequent causes are a diet that includes too many spicy and drying foods, insufficient rest, overwork, and sexual over indulgence. Deficiency of Yin and the presence of the Heat Pathogen lead to the symptoms of diabetes.