糖尿病是目前国际上广泛研究的一个疾病,在我国近年亦受到重视。1979年以来,在中国医学科学院组织领导下,成立了全国糖尿病研究协作组,有计划地进行糖尿病临床和理论方面的研究,并取得了成果。糖尿病日益得到重视,因为:1.糖尿病的患病率相当高,在欧美为2～4%,在我国近年调查为6‰,广州地区为5.53‰,而40岁以 Diabetes is a disease widely studied in the world at present, and it has also been taken seriously in our country in recent years. Since 1979, under the leadership of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, the National Diabetes Research Collaborative Group has been set up to systematically study the clinical and theoretical aspects of diabetes and achieve results. Diabetes is increasingly valued because: 1. The prevalence of diabetes is very high, ranging from 2 to 4% in Europe and the United States, 6 ‰ in China in recent years, 5.53 ‰ in Guangzhou and 40 years