This article mainly reviews the hypoglycemic effect of dietary fiber on type 2 diabetes-including improving insulin resistance, regulating glucose and lipid metabolism disorders, improving oxidative stress, regulating intestinal flora and stabilizing postprandial blood glucose-delaying glucose absorption and inhibition The digestive enzyme activity was systematically analyzed and summarized from the level of action mechanism, with a view to providing more theoretical basis and reference for the application of dietary fiber in reducing and stabilizing blood glucose of type 2 diabetes.