BizCommunity - 8 Nov 2022
A new UK study has revealed that women with type 2 diabetes (T2D) have a life expectancy of five years less than average, while those diagnosed with T2D at a younger age have a reduced life expectancy of more than eight years.
The research presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes Annual Meeting in Stockholm examined data from over 12,000 English patients with T2D over 10 years and found that the risk of early death was 84% higher in people with diabetes.
Women with T2D had a 60% increased chance of early death and may live five years less than the average woman, while men with T2D had a 44% increased risk of premature death and may live four and half years less.
Smoking shortened the life expectancy of people with T2D by 10 years and being diagnosed with T2D before the age of 65 reduced life expectancy by over eight years.
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