Study on the Evolution of TCM Syndrome of Diabetic Nephropathy

Through the epidemiological investigation of diabetic nephropathy and type 2 diabetic patients and the analysis of their TCM syndromes, we described the evolution of TCM syndrome of diabetic nephropathy. 1.1.Methods: The “TCM syndrome scale of diabetic nephropathy” was conducted a cross-sectional study on diabetic nephropathy and type 2 diabetic patients.237 cases data of diabetic nephropathy and 400 cases data of diabetic were collected, with their general and Chinese medical information. We used cluster analysis to sum up the evolution of TCM syndrome of diabetic nephropathy. 1.2.Results: According to the distribution of TCM syndrome, the mainly TCM syndrome of diabetic was inner heat and yin deficiency, but diabetic nephropathy still had yang deficiency and blood stasis. Based on cluster analysis, diabetic nephropathy covered the major diabetic syndrome with yang deficiency obviously. It developed into yin and yang deficiency, but blood stasis was throughout the course always. 1.3.Conclusion: Analysing the evolution of TCM syndrome of diabetic and diabetic nephropathy, they were all deficiency in root and excess in branch. Qi and yin deficiency with inner heat was the basic characteristics of diabetic, and yang deficiency was obvious based on diabetic. It developed into yin and yang deficiency gradually, but blood stasis was throughout the course always. In different stages of the same disease were used in clustering analysis of TCM syndromes research, the train of thought and method has a certain practical significance to explore the syndrome evolution.