糖尿病加速冠状动脉粥样硬化并产生心肌缺血和梗塞,这种危险性的证据正在增长。自胰岛素问世以来,糖尿病因昏迷、坏疽和感染而死亡的病人明显下降,但死于血管病者却呈进行性增加。Whithall和Framingham流行病学研究证实糖尿病人的冠心病(CAD)发病率高,特别是妇女,即 Diabetes is accelerating coronary atherosclerosis and myocardial ischemia and infarction, the evidence of this danger is growing. Since the advent of insulin, diabetes patients died of coma, gangrene and infection decreased significantly, but those who died of vascular disease have been progressively increased. Epidemiological studies by Whithall and Framingham confirm the high prevalence of coronary heart disease (CAD) in diabetics, especially women, ie,