English-Chinese/Diabetes doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease

Diabetes doubles the risk of cardiovascular disease and about 75% of deaths in diabetics are due to coronary artery disease. Other macrovascular diseases include stroke, and peripheral artery disease.

糖尿病使心血管疾病的风险增加一倍，糖尿病患者中约75％的死亡是由冠状动脉疾病引起的. 其他大血管疾病包括中风和外周动脉疾病.