糖尿病是严重危害人类健康的疾病,近年来,随着干细胞理论及技术的发展,很多科学家都致力于应用干细胞治疗糖尿病,并取得了显著成效。干细胞移植治疗糖尿病的关键是干细胞的来源和定向诱导分化的手段,该文简要综述了目前在这些方面取得了诸多成果以及存在的问题。 Diabetes is a serious disease that endangers human health. In recent years, with the development of stem cell theory and technology, many scientists are committed to using stem cells to treat diabetes and have achieved remarkable results. The key of Stem Cell Transplantation in the treatment of diabetes mellitus is stem cells’ origin and orientation-induced differentiation. This article briefly reviews the many achievements and existing problems in these fields.