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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Art Of Flowers" data-source="post: 1603936" data-attributes="member: 375067">Life expectancy for people with type 1 is typically less than for people with type 2. The stats on this site suggest 10 years less than average for type 2 and 20 years less for type 1. This is because type 2 is usually diagnosed in people much older than with type 1. A lot of things have changed recently with how people treat diabetes. Many people now can reverse type 2 diabetes with diet and lifestyle changes. With better monitoring of type 1, e.g. CGM and better technology such as insulin pumps then type 1 can now be better controlled. We can now expect better outcomes for long term diabetes sufferers.Many diabetes complications are due to persistent high blood sugars, but the real danger for life expectancy seems to be glucose spikes which cause inflamation in the arteries. The most common causes of death with diabetes is heart disease and strokes. 80% of people with CVD have diabetes or glucose spikes. Reducing glucose spikes by avoiding high carb foods or eating high carb foods last in a meal can reduce glucose spikes. Monitoring which foods cause glucose spikes is important for management of type 2 diabetes. Typically, for type 2, breakfast cereals, bread, potatoes, rice and pasta need to be avoided. Also avoid fruit juice and fruit such as bananas and grapes. People with type 1 can take insulin to process glucose from high carb foods. How effectively they do this to avoid spikes and high glucose levels will determine their long term health.</blockquote>

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