(Source: The Times of India, 16 February 2011)
A new study has revealed that a 50-year-old diabetic can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease. A new report commissioned by The National Academy on an Aging Society found that older adults with diabetes have a lower life expectancy at every age than those without the disease. At age 60, for example, the difference in life expectancy is 5.4 years. By age 90, the difference is one year. The report, "Profiles of an Aging Society: Diabetes," was released to coincide with National Diabetes Awareness Month in November. Read more
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