糖尿病治疗的新进展

                           30 糖尿病治疗的新进展

DATE=5-31-01
TITLE=SCIENCE REPORT- Delaying Diabetes¹
BYLINE=Nancy Steinbach

（Start at 1'01"）This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Science Report.
Medical researchers say people can make changes in their lives that can delay the development of the disease (1) diabetes.
About one- hundred- thirty- five- million people around the world have diabetes; they have high levels of the sugar called (2) glucose² in their blood.  Glucose levels increase when the body lacks or cannot use the hormone³ (3) insulin. This results in diabetes.  The disease damages blood vessels⁴.  It injures the kidneys⁵, eyes and nerves.  It stops blood flow to the feet and legs.  And it increases the chances of heart disease and (4) strokes.
There are two kinds of diabetes. Type One develops in children or young adults.  Type Two develops in older adults. The new study (5) involved Type Two diabetes. 
Medical researchers say more people are developing Type Two diabetes because of a lack of physical activity and an increase in weight.  Researchers at the Diabetes Prevention Study Group in (6) Finland wanted to see if changes in peoples' lives could affect their development of the disease. 
Their study involved more than five- hundred men and women in Finland. Their average age was fifty-five.  The people already had some changes in their blood (7) glucose levels. They had a higher than normal chance of developing diabetes.  About half the people met with a medical expert who helped them eat healthier foods and increase their physical activity.  The other half received only general information about such changes.
The researchers tested the people each year for diabetes.  They reported their results in the New England (8)Journal of Medicine.  After four years, tests found diabetes in eleven percent of the people who lost weight and exercised.  Twenty-three percent of the people in the other group developed the disease. The researchers said the risk of developing diabetes was fifty-eight percent lower in the group that made changes in their lives. 
Experts say more work needs to be done to (9) confirm such findings. An American study is being done now. It will try to find out if the chance of developing Type Two diabetes can be reduced through food and exercise changes or by taking a medicine.  The results are expected next year.
This VOA Special English Science Report was written by Nancy Steinbach.

注释：
(1)  diabetes[ 7daiE5bi:ti:z, -ti:s ]n.[医] 糖尿病, 多尿症
(2) glucose[ 5^lu:kEus ]n.葡萄糖
(3) insulin[ 5insjulin ]n.胰岛素
(4) stroke[ strEuk ]n.敲, 报时的钟声
(5) involved[ in5vClvd ]adj.棘手的,有关的
(6) Finland[ 5finlEnd ]n.芬兰[欧洲]
(7) glucose[ 5^lu:kEus ]n.葡萄糖
(8) journal[ 5dVE:nl ]n.定期刊物, 杂志
(9) confirm[ kEn5fE:m ]v.确定, 批准

 

1 diabetes   

n.糖尿病

参考例句：

• In case of diabetes, physicians advise against the use of sugar.对于糖尿病患者，医生告诫他们不要吃糖。
• Diabetes is caused by a fault in the insulin production of the body.糖尿病是由体內胰岛素分泌失调引起的。

2 glucose   

n.葡萄糖

参考例句：

• I gave him an extra dose of glucose to pep him up.我给他多注射了一剂葡萄糖以增强他的活力。
• The doctor injected glucose into his patient's veins.医生将葡萄糖注入病人的静脉。

3 hormone   

n.荷尔蒙，激素，内分泌

参考例句：

• Hormone implants are used as growth boosters.激素植入物被用作生长辅助剂。
• This hormone interacts closely with other hormones in the body.这种荷尔蒙与体內其他荷尔蒙紧密地相互作用。

4 vessels   

n.血管( vessel的名词复数 )；船；容器；（具有特殊品质或接受特殊品质的）人

参考例句：

• The river is navigable by vessels of up to 90 tons. 90 吨以下的船只可以从这条河通过。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• All modern vessels of any size are fitted with radar installations. 所有现代化船只都有雷达装置。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5 kidneys   

肾形矿脉； 肾，肾脏( kidney的名词复数 )； （可食用的动物的）腰子

参考例句：

• The function of the kidneys is to excrete wastes from the body. 肾的功能是排泄人体里的废物。
• She got a very dangerous disease of kidneys. 她得了一种很危险的肾病。