在一些发达国家甚为流行的糖尿病,目前在中国随着人民生活水平提高也在悄然增加。据不完全统计,中国东南地区及一些大城市,居民糖尿病的发病率已达到5％左右,仅上海地区就有50余万之多。世界卫生组织已经宣布:糖尿病仅次于癌症和心血管病,已成为残害人类健康和生命的第三号杀手。糖尿病 Diabetes, which is very prevalent in some developed countries, is also quietly increasing in China as the people’s living standard rises. According to incomplete statistics, the incidence of diabetes among residents in some areas in southeastern China and some big cities has reached about 5%, with more than 500,000 in Shanghai alone. The World Health Organization has announced that diabetes ranks second only to cancer and cardiovascular disease and has become the third killer of human health and lives. diabetes