OBJECTIVE：To provide referenc e for intuitively and c onveniently cognizing the research focus of Astragalus membranaceus in the treatment of diabetes. METHODS ：Using the method of bibliometrics ，the literatures about the treatment of diabetes by A. membranaceus were retrieved from CNKI full-text database during Jan. 1st，2000-Jun. 30th，2020. Bibliometric method was used to statistically analyze the number of articles ，authors and their research directions ，keywords，distribution of research institutions ，source journals ，frequency of citations ，fund funding ，etc. VOSviewer software was used for visual display. RESULTS：A total of 2 960 literatures were included ，and the number of literatures showed an increasing trend ；the author with the most literatures was Fan Ying from Liaoning University of TCM ，whose research direction was the effect of different effective parts of A. membranaceus on serum insulin and adiponectin in diabetic animal models ；in the keyword frequency analysis ，diabetic nephropathy（845 times），A. membranaceus （615 times），diabetes（587 times），A. membranaceus injection（350 times），diabetic peripheral neuropathy （303 times），qi tonifying drug （202 times）were hot topics. There were 10 institutions with more than 20 literatures，of which Nanjing University of TCM has published the most literatures （58 pieces）. Shaanxi Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine ，Chinese Journal of Integrated Traditional and Western Nephropathy and Inner Mongolia Journal of Traditional Chinese Medicine were the journals with a large number of； literatures；Research Progress on Chemical Constituents and Pharmacological Effects of Astragalus membranaceus published from Chen guohui and others was cited most frequently，for 690 times；there are many projects funded by national scientific research funds （including National Natural Science Foundation of China and the National Key Basic m Research Special Foundation of China ）. CONCLUSIONS ：In the past 20 years， the level of researches about A. membranaceus in the treatment of diabetes have been steadilyimproved. However ，the distribution of literature is uneven and there are few high-quality core journals. Mainly ，there are relatively few clinical trials. It is suggested that researchers should explore the methods and ideas of A. membranaceus in the treatment of diabetes from the perspectives of macro clinical efficacy ，micro pharmacology ，A. membranaceus genetic resource bank and traditional Chinese medicine formulations.