Question
A child at a young age has been diagnosed with diabetes, and parents are inquiring about the feasibility of traditional Chinese medicine nourishment.
Answer
Currently, traditional Chinese medicine has no substantial treatment effect on diabetes and it should be avoided to rely on unverified information. In Taiwan, the only approved medicine for treating diabetes is “Fankao Wan,” which is a compound preparation of traditional Chinese medicine and the Western medicine glipizide. Different causes lead to different symptoms, so patients should quickly go to a top-grade hospital for a comprehensive and standardized examination based on their own conditions to determine the cause and prescribe medication accordingly, accelerating the recovery process.