These health effects are serious. Diabetes already is the major cause of kidney failure, blindness, and lower-limb amputation in many countries, and a major cause of heart attacks and strokes.
这些影响可以相当严重。在世界许多国家糖尿病已经成为肾衰竭，失明和下肢截肢的主要原因，同时也是引发心脏病和中风的主要因素。