The invention relates to a traditional Chinese medicine composition for treating diabetes, which is prepared from the following raw material components in weight ratio: 5-10 parts of Jerusalem artichoke, 5-8 parts of Panax notoginseng, 3-8 parts of Radix Paeoniae Alba, and 5-8 parts of gypsum , Astragalus 3-5 parts, Bitter Melon 2-3 parts, Trichosanthes root 2-3 parts, Anemarrhena 2-3 parts, Rehmannia glutinosa 2-3 parts, Dendrobium 2-3 parts, Scutellaria baicalensis 2-3 parts, Scutellaria 2-3 parts 3 servings, made into capsules or tablets by conventional preparation process. The traditional Chinese medicine composition of the invention has significant effects on improving the immunity of the human body, coordinating the functions of viscera, fundamentally improving the physiological functions of diabetic patients, and restoring the normal function of pancreatic beta cells. In animal experiments, it can significantly reduce adrenaline hyperglycemia in alloxan model hyperglycemia mice, and has a repairing effect on pancreatic tissue damage caused by alloxan; in clinical trials, it can treat diabetes and its complications. Reach the effect of treating both symptoms and root causes.