Table 4.

TCM Symptom Count Table of 549 T2DM Patients

Symptoms	Light (Cases)	Medium (Cases)	Heavy (Cases)	Percentage (%)
Mental fatigue	150	102	89	62.12
Heaviness in head and drowsiness	122	77	68	48.63
Upset	83	81	77	43.9
Chest pain and chest distress	74	89	18	32.97
Dry mouth and throat	104	105	130	61.75
Abdominal distention	45	59	51	28.23
Poor appetite	82	52	29	29.69
Tiredness and weakness	100	89	100	52.64
Intolerance of cold and clod limbs	56	70	99	40.98
Fear of heat	72	105	141	57.92
Frequent urination at night	140	101	36	50.46
Cold pain of the waist and knee	67	100	107	49.91
Numbness of limb	78	110	74	47.72
Limb pain	77	68	30	31.88
Limb spasm	70	107	55	42.26
Dizziness	83	80	43	37.52
Thirst and drinking more	125	105	133	66.12
Dark purple lips	124	85	24	42.44
Increased eating with rapid hungering	60	64	52	32.06
Shortness and laziness to speak	87	49	42	32.42
Burning sensation of five centers	23	32	13	12.39
Palpitation	64	80	42	33.88
Insomnia and dreaminess	76	96	157	59.93
Blurred vision	131	92	120	62.48
Spontaneous sweating	89	49	151	52.64
Night sweat	71	37	16	22.59
Cloudy and foamy urine	74	85	67	41.17
Urgent urination and short duration	106	78	26	38.25
Constipation	42	73	86	36.61
Loose stool	64	38	20	22.22
Unwell defecation	60	56	84	36.43
Facial and limb swelling	43	49	27	21.68
Squamous and dry skin	73	34	29	24.78
Depression and frequent sigh	49	59	69	32.24
Worry beyond measure	81	85	91	46.81
Loss of weight	107	73	70	45.54