世界糖尿病日(1)【沪江慢速VOA11-17】
Diabetes Called a Growing Worldwide Epidemic(1/2)
Today is World Diabetes Day, part of a campaign to urge governments to do more to fight the disease. Organizers warn of a diabetes epidemic affecting two hundred forty-six million people worldwide.
Last December the United Nations passed a resolution to observe World Diabetes Day every November fourteenth. The International Diabetes Federation and the World Health Organization began the event in nineteen ninety-one. The federation is an alliance of diabetes groups. It also has partnerships with drug companies.
People with diabetes have too much glucose, or sugar, in their blood. The body changes food into glucose for energy with the help of insulin, a hormone. In diabetics, the body produces little or no insulin or has trouble using the insulin that is produced.
As a result, too much glucose remains in the blood instead of entering cells. Over time, the disease can cause blindness, kidney disease and nerve damage. It also can lead to strokes and heart disease. People with type one diabetes need insulin injections. Many with type two do not. Instead, it can be controlled through diet, exercise and treatment. And people may be able to prevent it.
参考译文：
今天是世界糖尿病日，活动的一部分就是呼吁政府为对抗疾病做的更多。组织者警示说全世界有2亿4千6百万人患有糖尿病。
去年十二月，联合国通过决议将每年的11月14日定为世界糖尿病日。在1991年国际糖尿病联盟和世界卫生组织开始关注糖尿病。作为糖尿病协会的联盟，它同时和医药公司保持着合作关系。
糖尿病患者血液中含有过多的葡萄糖或糖分。机体将食物转变为葡萄糖，并在胰岛素——一种激素的辅助下为机体供能。糖尿病患者的体内几乎无法生成胰岛素，或者生成了胰岛素身体也无法利用。
结果是太多的葡萄糖存在于血液中，而不是进入细胞。很长时间之后，疾病将引发失明、肾病和神经损伤，同时导致中风和心脏病。Ⅰ型糖尿病患者需要接受胰岛素注射。许多Ⅱ型患者并不需要（接受胰岛素治疗），其可以通过控制饮食、锻炼和治疗来控制病情。人们可以预防糖尿病。
