| Following the global aging process, the incidence of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis in the chronic diseases increased significantly. Fracture, one of the most common complications, seriously reduces the life quality of the patients. Modern medical treatment has the disadvantages of heavy economic burden and lack of prospective research, while TCM treatment has the advantages of slight side effects, high compliance, and moderate price, which has the unique preponderance of clinical multi-way and multi-target in the treatment of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. In recent years, more and more related researches have published. Many TCM doctors pay attention to nourishing liver and kidney in the treatment, and emphasize on the application of medicine of nourishing Yin and activating blood circulation. Many researchers combine modern medical inspection and inspection index to prove the curative effect of Chinese medicine. Many experiments of simple recipe, couplet medicines or compound recipe also prove their effectiveness pathways and mechanism. In addition, characteristic TCM therapy, such as acupuncture and moxibustion, also improves glucose metabolism and bone metabolism. This article has discussed comprehensively the etiology, dialectical analysis, treatment, experimental research, clinical research, and TCM characteristic therapy of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis. The in-depth understanding of diabetes mellitus and osteoporosis provides certain theoretical basis and clinical reference for its treatment. |