糖尿病系一组由于胰岛素分泌缺陷及其生物学作用障碍引起的以高血糖为特征的代谢性疾病。它能引起一系列严重的并发症而导致各种脏器,尤其是眼、肾、神经及心血管系统的长期损害、功能不全甚至衰竭。2011年,在欧洲糖尿病学会(EASD)上,IDF发布最新数据显示,2011年全世界糖尿病患病人数已达3.66亿,较2010年增加近30%。每年有460万人死于糖尿病,用于糖尿病的医疗费用高达4 650亿美元。2012 Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by hyperglycemia due to deficits in insulin secretion and their biological effects. It can cause a series of serious complications leading to long-term damage, insufficiency and even failure of various organs, especially the eye, kidney, nerve and cardiovascular system. In 2011, at the European Diabetes Society (EASD), IDF released the latest data showing that the number of diabetic patients in the world reached 366 million in 2011, an increase of nearly 30% over 2010. 4.6 million people die of diabetes each year, and the medical costs for diabetes are as much as $ 425 billion. 2012