糖尿病的病因尚未阐明。糖尿病在病因及临床表现上均呈现复杂的异质性。本文就病因方面的近年国外资料作一综述。糖尿搞类型美国国家糖尿病资料组按世界名学者在美国讨论的方案公布了糖尿病分型的标准,可简单地分为胰岛素依赖型,非胰岛素依赖型及其它类型。胰岛素依赖型(IDDM)此型病人发病的年龄多在15～20岁以下,但有些病人在成年及老年得病而表现为IDDM。过去所用的幼年发病型的名称应予以 The cause of diabetes has not been elucidated yet. Diabetes presents complex heterogeneity in both etiology and clinical manifestations. This article reviews the recent etiological data on etiology. Types of Diabetes Engagement The National Diabetes Data Group publishes the criteria for typing diabetes in a program discussed by world-renowned scholars in the United States and can be categorized as insulin-dependent, non-insulin-dependent, and others. Insulin-dependent (IDDM) This group of patients more than the age of onset of 15 to 20 years of age, but some patients in the elderly and elderly suffering from the performance of IDDM. The name of juvenile onset type used in the past should be given