{"id":9332,"date":"2018-06-27T18:47:01","date_gmt":"2018-06-27T16:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/latam.patiadiabetes.com\/en\/?p=9332"},"modified":"2020-12-07T18:14:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-07T16:14:01","slug":"diabetes-can-dramatically-shorten-your-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latam.patiadiabetes.com\/en\/diabetes-can-dramatically-shorten-your-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Diabetes can dramatically shorten your life"},"content":{"rendered":"

Diabetes can dramatically shorten your life<\/h1>\n<\/div>
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Diabetes is associated to an increase of 75% mortality rate in adults. Moreover, at the age of 60, it is estimated that, once diagnosed with diabetes, life expectancy may drop five years.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

By\u00a0Juan Revenga<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Such is said in a recent article in The Lancet magazine titled: Trends in cause-specific mortality among adults with and without diagnosed diabetes in the USA: an epidemiological analysis of linked \"complicacionesnational survey and vital statistics data.<\/a><\/p>\n

According to this study we are currently witnessing a diversification of the causes of death among people with diabetes, which indicates the need to insist on clinical management, prevention and observation of a range of more diverse complications related to diabetes.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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Winning the battle but losing the war<\/h2>\n

\"Mortalidad<\/p>\n

It is very important to point out that when it is said that the proportion of the deceased due to cardiovascular causes has declined, it does not mean that die less because of diabetes. On the contrary, the proportion of deaths due to cardiovascular issues is lower, but the total number of deaths due to the complications of diabetes is much greater than 30 years ago.<\/p>\n

We shall remember some objective data:<\/p>\n