Objective To explore the possible mechanism of Xiaoke Formula (消渴方) for type 2 diabetes mellitus ( T2DM). Methods High-fat and high-sugar feed combined with intraperitoneal injection of 35 mg /kg 2% streptozotocin-citrate buffer were used to establish the T2DM rat model. Forty successfully modeled rats were randomly divided into model group,inhibitor group,Xiaoke Formula group,Xiaoke Formula plus inhibitor group ( combination group),with 10 rats in each group; and another 10 SD rats were set as the normal group. After modeling,rats in the Xi...