AIM: To observe pathological changes of blood glucose, the retina and pancreatic tissue after establishing rats diabetic retinopathy(DR)model, and preliminary evaluate of Shuangdanmingmu capsule on the improvement of retina and pancreas tissue structure.

METHODS: DR rats were fed with Shuangdanmingmu capsule. Then the blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin were determined. Immunohitochemical staining was used to observe the expression of structure of retino and pancreas.

RESULTS: Compared with the control group, the blood glucose and glycates hemoglobin in Shuangdanmingmu group were decreased after 2mo of treatment(P<0.01). The layers tissue of retina was less edema and gradually arranged in Shuangdanmingmu group. The structure of pancreas was clear basically. Fat cells, infiltrati on of lymphocytes and fibrosis hyperplasia appeared in the interacinar and interlobular connective tissue. Some acinar and islet cells of fatty rat pancreatic tissue had fatty or vesicular degeneration.

CONCLUSION: Shuangdanmingmu capsule can decrease blood glucose and glycates hemoglobin in DR rats effectively and improve the ultrastructure of retina and pancreas tissue.