New report ties diabetes to shortened life expectancy

Despite medical advances enabling those with diabetes to live longer today than in the past, a 50-year-old with the disease still can expect to live 8.5 years fewer years, on average, than a 50-year-old without the disease. This critical finding comes from a new report that finds that older adults with diabetes have a lower life expectancy at every age than those without the disease.

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