主题：【原创】去施海潮教授的田里挖抗糖薯，兼补充糖尿病的资料（1） -- 寒塘冷月

是胰腺不能分泌胰岛素，而2型糖尿病（以前命名为非胰岛素依赖型）是胰腺能分泌胰岛素，但身体没有能力对胰岛素做出适当，应有的反应。这样看来，如果2型糖尿病人发展到胰腺不能分泌胰岛素，而需要依赖注射胰岛素时，作者炎黄子孙把他们归类为1型糖尿病是可以接受的。

2000年，世界的糖尿病人口有1亿7千1百万，并以平均每年3.801%快速增长，因此参与糖尿病研究的科研人员数以万计，观点迴异也就多了，我相信2型糖尿病的主因是“长期”生活饮食作息不当，引致新陈代谢失调导致的

引用自WHO

Defining diabetes

According to the World Health Organization, diabetes and its types can be defined as follows:

Diabetes mellitus is a chronic disease caused by inherited and/or acquired deficiency in production of insulin by the pancreas, or by the ineffectiveness of the insulin produced. Such a deficiency results in increased concentrations of glucose in the blood, which in turn damage many of the body's systems, in particular the blood vessels and nerves.

Type 1 diabetes (formerly known as insulin-dependent) in which the pancreas fails to produce the insulin which is essential for survival. This form develops most frequently in children and adolescents, but is being increasingly noted later in life.

Type 2 diabetes (formerly named non-insulin-dependent) which results from the body's inability to respond properly to the action of insulin produced by the pancreas. Type 2 diabetes is much more common and accounts for around 90% of all diabetes cases worldwide. It occurs most frequently in adults, but is being noted increasingly in adolescents as well.

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glycaemia (IFG) refer to levels of blood glucose concentration above the normal range, but below those which are diagnostic for diabetes. Subjects with IGT and/or IFG are at substantially higher risk of developing diabetes and cardiovascular disease than those with normal glucose tolerance. The benefits of clinical intervention in subjects with moderate glucose intolerance is a topic of much current interest.