The Life Expectancy of a Diabetic…
I was reading through several articles today and one study that struck me is one that calculated how long a diabetic can live. It is known that a diabetic patient is at risk of developing heart attack in his lifetime but how about the effect of diabetes on how long a diabetic can live.
It is known that being a diabetic increases ones risk to develop heart disease. In this study, having diabetes was shown to significantly increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease (hazard ratio 2.5 for women and 2.4 for men) and of dying when cardiovascular disease was present (hazard ratio 2.2 for women and 1.7 for men). Suggesting the need to be vigilant in targeting the prevention of the different risk factors that will increase this risk.
The author of the study which was published in the June 11, 2007 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine also said it straight to the point in heartwire: “We showed that diabetes cuts out about eight good years of your life. While diabetics and nondiabetics have a similar number of years with cardiovascular disease, the disease process starts earlier in diabetics.
Effect of diabetes on life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease at age 50 years (men)
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Effect of diabetes on life expectancy with and without cardiovascular disease at age 50 years (women)
| Life expectancy (y) | Without diabetes | With diabetes |
| Total life expectancy | 34.7 | 26.5 |
| Life expectancy with CV disease | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| Life expectancy free from CV disease | 28.0 | 19.6 |
The above table shows that a diabetic at 50 cuts his life expectancy by 8 years!!!!
The study authors explained this finding that :” diabetic patients reach the final stages of the movie prematurely by missing out on some of the best bits in the middle.” These findings underscore the importance of diabetes prevention for the promotion of healthy aging. Toward this end, it is essential to implement global strategies to change the current Western lifestyle and to promote the adoption of physical activity and healthy diets.”
The fundamental objective of everyone therefore at risk of developing Diabetes is to implement strategies of lifestyle changes that can reduce ones risk to develop the disease…. meaning…
Prevention Is The Key To Long Life Span!
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