Alert! A Decade of Type 2 Diabetes Shortens Life by 3.5 Years
Each additional decade of type 2 diabetes shortens lives by about 3.5 years compared to not having diabetes, researchers estimate on the basis of data from studies conducted in 19 high-income countries. They estimate that among 50-year-olds, life expectancy of those diagnosed with type 2 diabetes at age 30 is 14 years shorter than that…
