糖尿病患者有发生心血管疾病的高度危险性。流行病学研究说明男性和女性糖尿病患者的心血管死亡率分别比非糖尿病患者高 2～ 3倍和 3～ 5倍。心血管疾病占糖尿病患者所有死亡的 70 %。当糖尿病患者还有其它危险因素时 ,发生心血管疾病的危险性增加。中老年 2型糖尿病患致死和非 People with diabetes have a high risk of developing cardiovascular disease. Epidemiological studies have shown that cardiovascular mortality in men and women with diabetes is 2 to 3 times and 3 to 5 times higher than in non-diabetic patients, respectively. Cardiovascular disease accounts for 70% of all deaths in diabetic patients. When there are other risk factors for diabetes, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Middle-aged and elderly type 2 diabetes are lethal and non-fatal