what is the average life expectancy of someone with type 1 diabetes?

Answer 1

The tighter your control and the healthier life you live the better chance you'll see your grandchildren. What kills most diabetics is heart disease and strokes. Controlling your glucose is only part of it. If you're not living a healthy lifestyle more than likely you'll die at a younger age...just like every other tom dick and harry! There's your gene pool too. If you have a strong family history of heart disease for instance, you'll need to be even more diligent. It's like the smoker who smokes all his life and dies at 90 in a car accident, and then the 40 year old who quit smoking when 28 but dies of lung cancer. Some things we just don't have control over.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

It all depends on how well the person manages their sugars. If they are really well controled and have no other health problems, it doesn't affect life expectancy that much. If they are really bad with their sugars, their levels flucuate a lot or they don't take care of themselves, then it will be shorted drastically. There are other problems with diabetes that can have an effect- kidney problems, eye problems, circulation problems. Those can have a greater impact on life expectancy then just the diabetes.

My husband is type 1, along with his uncle, a few cousins, and once upon a time his sister. It comes from both sides of the family, not a good thing for my kids, but hopefully it skips a generation. He manages his sugars well, goes to the doctor regularly and takes good care of himself otherwise. His sister ended up with kidney failure, was on dialysis for almost 3 years and got a kidney/pancrease transplant, now she is diabetes free. His uncle on the other hand doesn't control his well. He keeps his sugars too low and has ended up needing the paramedics more then a few times in the middle of the night.

It's best to listen to the doctors and follow their advice.They will set up a plan that will keep sugars where they need to be and will keep other things under control.

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Answer 5

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Answer 6

The life expectancy can be a full eventful life if the diabetic takes care if himself and watches what he eats. Diabetes attacks the soft tissues in the body. If the sugars are too high for a long period of time, the person can lose their eyesight and develop sores on the body, especially the feet. They can also experience numbness in the feet and have poor circulation. The main thing is diet. If you need to have an occasional, and I mean occasional piece of birthday cake, ect, go ahead. But don't make a habit of eating sugars. It will only harm you in the long run.

Answer 7

I don't know who this guy is but he looks about 60. He has type 1 diabetes.

With the new HBO season of Arliss premiering Sunday June 16th, actor Jim Turner will once again portray the less than skilled sports agent Kirby Carlisle. But in real life Jim Turner is absolutely on top of his game when it comes to the management of his Type 1 diabetes.

"I learned right away that dealing with diabetes is all about coping," says Turner, who views his illness as a life lesson.


The JDRFI estimates that Type 1 diabetes and its complications shortens a lifespan by about 15 years and kills over 200,000 people annually.

Answer 8

I was told once that my life expectancy was now reduced by 20 years from the average life expectancy because of my diabetes.

with ever changes in medical advancement, I'm pretty sure thats changed by now.

Eat well, exercise, look after your heart and stay healthy - and you've probably got as good a chance as anyone - coz lets face it, anyone of us could be hit by a bus and die tomorrow.

Answer 9

That's a good question, I don't have that statistic on hand, but I would say that you shouldn't bother looking for it, because the most important thing that study after study has shown for the development of diabetic complications is how good the control of blood sugar is. People who keep their sugar under tight control have many fewer complications, fewer heart attacks, less blindness, less need for amputation, etc. - and the number out there would be based on all comers, those who keep their glucose under control and those who don't.

Answer 10

I am a 38 year old diabetic with a 58 year old diabetic mother.We both have type 1 and are doing well.Just watch your levels.