Diabetes mellitus had a global prevalence of 8.5 % in 2014; in other words 422 million people were affected. This chronic metabolic disease is not only common in wealthy countries, but it is also rising in those of middle and low income. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared diabetes as one of the leading causes of death in the world.

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糖尿病的细胞内事件–幕后

2014年，全球糖尿病患病率为8.5％；换句话说，有4.22亿人受到影响。这种慢性代谢疾病不仅在富裕国家很普遍，而且在中低收入国家中也在上升。世界卫生组织（WHO）宣布糖尿病为世界上主要的死亡原因之一。