The present invention provides a method for treating type 1 diabetes, hyperlipidemia or hepatic lipid accumulation by using dehydroeburicoic acid, as well as a method for decreasing levels of blood glucose, plasma total cholesterol, and triglyceride, and increasing insulin levels； and a method for decreasing hepatic balloon degeneration； and increasing expression levels of membrane GLUT4 and phospho-Akt in myotubes； and enhancing expression levels of membrane glucose transporter 4 (GLUT4) in skeletal muscle, and phospho-AMPK in both skeletal muscle and liver tissue using dehydroeburicoic acid.
