Abstract： In western medicine， the diabetic constipation is mainly treated with prokinetic agents， cathartic and probiotics， which can only control the symptoms and is easy to relapse. The related literature on Chinese medicine for diabetic constipation in recent five years was reviewed to show that Chinese medicine for diabetic constipation can be personalized according to the condition of patients，so as to improve the clinical effect and reduce adverse reactions. The oral prescriptions of Chinese herbal medicine includes Zengye tang， Maren pills and Zengye Chengqi tang， and the external treatment of traditional Chinese medicine includes point application，acupuncture therapy and comprehensive therapy. All of the above traditional Chinese medicine treatment have good clinical effect.