title: Syndrome Differentiation of Diabetes by the Traditional Chinese Medicine according to Evidence-Based Medicine and Expert Consensus Opinion.
abstract: In Chinese medicine, diabetes belongs to the category of "Xiaoke disease (disease with symptoms of frequent drinking and urination)"; in the traditional sense, its pathogenesis is "Yin deficiency and dryness-heat." However, over time, changes in the social environment and lifestyle have also changed the use of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) in diabetes. In this study, we performed diabetes syndrome differentiation using TCM according to evidence-based medicine and expert consensus opinion.
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Guo
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Hongdong
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Jia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Linhua
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.affiliation: Guang'anmen Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences, Beijing 100053, China.
authors.forename: Xiaolin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Tong