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Will we live to a ripe old age

tristan said:
Does having diabetes steal years from us?

If we are in control of our blood glucose levels and have plenty of exercise
Will we live to a ripe old age or are we going to live a shorter life due to having this condition, no matter how well we manage it

I'm hoping under control we have just the same chances

Your thoughts ?
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well maybe we can control it and live longer than we could expect from having this diagnosis.

But maybe not also..... maybe we who becom diabetic seem to grow older faster;
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/news/2017...weight-gain-and-type-2-diabetes-99281794.html

and maybe people that do eat a lot of red meat from cows and pigs do live a shorter life...

I really don´t know about fats..............if we are prone to much more inflamation then maybe the cholesterol LDL will be much more likely to stick on the inside of our veins and lead to blood clothing and heart attacks much more frequent in diabetics that are knows to have a much higher degree of inflamation in their bodies... for some it disapears when going lower in carbs and getting their blood glucose into an normal range.... but maybe it is the inflamation in the first hand that also does change the body into becomming diabetic...

there is so much we don´t know... I think it could be made much more clear if this generation of diabetic did accept to go into a gene-registration and also freely did report on lifestyle foods and other important aspects that could be of importance in creating the diabetes epidemi now raising, we could also give blood samples so the scientist could get a total view on how muc pollution we contain each of us , and in that way give a helping hand for future generations so they at least could maybe be able to avoid getting theses horrible diseases...
 
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I would say as a t2, if you keep your levels in control, then I can say we will live to a good age.
So its up to the individual.
 
zand said:
Maybe the tendency is to make sure an underweight baby is well fed - so Mums overcompensate with food to make up for a bad start?
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That might be because we get accused of starving them. One health visitor had an absolute go at me because my 4lb 9oz baby was slow gaining weight. Now she is a normal height and weight for her age.
 
Diakat said:
That might be because we get accused of starving them. One health visitor had an absolute go at me because my 4lb 9oz baby was slow gaining weight. Now she is a normal height and weight for her age.
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Yeh I had that with my premmy 3 lb 11 oz baby too. :rolleyes:
 
zand said:
Maybe the tendency is to make sure an underweight baby is well fed - so Mums overcompensate with food to make up for a bad start?
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Not what happened to me. I was underweight due to mother being a smoker and she had severe high blood pressure. Then contracted pneumonia at 3mths old due to being around smokers and cared for by a mental ill mother. She overfed us 'whinging kids' to keep us quiet. She wanted a quieter life. (With 3 young kids, bit unrealistic).
 
douglas99 said:
I want to die doing something entirely inappropriate, (and probably very stupid), wide awake, and I certainly want to see it coming. (Briefly)
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I can arrange that for you m'dear : )))))

(sidles off with maniacal cackle and furtive leer)
 
According to this ... http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-life-expectancy.html the average live expectancy for type 2 is ten years less than normal and twenty years less for type 1. Keeping your blood sugars under control is key to avoiding complications which will make you seriously ill. The other worry is that high blood sugars can cause dementia, so living to a ripe old age may not be that much fun.

Most people (I think about 80%) who are diagnosed with type 2 are either overweight or obese. This in itself is a precursor to a shorter life. Treating diabetes with a LCHF diet can both lower blood sugar and help reduce weight. I had a BMI or around 34 when diagnosed last November and I hope to get to a BMI of 25 by next Novermber. I think lowering weight plus getting blood sugars down to normal levels gives me a good prospect of living longer than the average type 2 diabetic lifespan of around 74 years. I am 64 now.
 
my mother did wommit almost all food when being pregnant with me and sister , till right when we were born. I did that too with my daugther even so servere that I was told they had never seen a case as bad as mine.. did even wommit 3 days after having my daughter..
there was a statistic of dutch women starving in the end of world war 2 when pregnant and there was many more of those children that got diabetes later on in life.. compared to children born after the hungerperiod and war... so babies undergoing hunger in pregnancy seems to get diabetes much more often than the average child of a well-fed mother


http://www.pnas.org/content/107/39/16757.full
 
Art Of Flowers said:
According to this ... http://www.diabetes.co.uk/diabetes-life-expectancy.html the average live expectancy for type 2 is ten years less than normal and twenty years less for type 1. Keeping your blood sugars under control is key to avoiding complications which will make you seriously ill. The other worry is that high blood sugars can cause dementia, so living to a ripe old age may not be that much fun.

Most people (I think about 80%) who are diagnosed with type 2 are either overweight or obese. This in itself is a precursor to a shorter life. Treating diabetes with a LCHF diet can both lower blood sugar and help reduce weight. I had a BMI or around 34 when diagnosed last November and I hope to get to a BMI of 25 by next Novermber. I think lowering weight plus getting blood sugars down to normal levels gives me a good prospect of living longer than the average type 2 diabetic lifespan of around 74 years. I am 64 now.
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yes but overweight lost didn´t seem to make people live longer though :

http://sciencenordic.com/weight-loss-does-not-prolong-lives-diabetes-patients

so maybe the core effort should be laid on keeping blood glucose low... or on exercise
 
Getting old really is not much fun at all.

It is however, better than the alternative!
 
Everytime I get a ache or look in the mirror and sigh that I am getting old, remember all those in my life who didn't have the privilege to see wrinkles in the mirror.
I'm ok with getting old number wise. What I am not ok with is getting sick and dealing with chronic pain. I try to do everything in my power to make sure that doesn't happen for a long time.
 
Type 1 of 43 years here.
Do you remember Blakes 7 sci-fi show bbc1 late 70s?

One of the main characters called Vila says....

"I'm gonna live forever...........or at least die trying"

That's my motto

Good luck

Tony
 
I'm not expecting very old age although hereditary genes see women in our family live into very old age on mum's side but very short on dad's side. (Dad's mum died at 36 of heart disease but not diabetic). I do have dad's genes and blood type but mum's looks.
 
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