The pancreas is the organ that helps the body regulate blood sugar. So it’s a vicious cycle,Robertson said, and the cause is still unknown. Robertson is investigating the possibility that diabetes might be triggered, in part, by an accumulation of toxic molecules in the body – what’s called oxidative stress.

　　胰腺是帮助身体调整血糖水平的器官，因此，罗伯逊说，这是一个恶性循环，但糖尿病的病因我们仍不清楚。罗伯逊在对糖尿病在某种程度上可能会被体内一种毒性分子的堆积触发的问题进行研究，这种毒性分子的堆积被称为氧化应激。