Abstract: Diabetes has been one of the most urgent and common problemsfor decades and is now the seventh leading cause of death  worldwide.Diabetic peripheral vasculopathyis one of the chronic complications of diabetes,andthe prevalence rate is increasing year by year,which is harmful and causes a serious social burden. At present, the diagnosis of diabetic peripheral vasculopathy mainly depends on clinical symptoms, physical examination and auxiliary examination.Thetherapeutic methods include medical treatment, surgical treatment, interventional therapy, stem cell therapy, etc.Theinterventionalendovascular surgeryhas become a firstline treatment because of its shortterm efficacy, wide range of application and high safety.However,  the rate of postoperative restenosis remainshigh,whichis still a major problemtoday. In this paper, the diagnosis and interventional therapy of diabetic peripheral vasculopathy are reviewed.

Key words: diabetes mellitus, lower extremity angiopathy；diagnosis；interventional therapy