What is the life expectancy?
What is the life expectancy for people who have diabetes (type 1). Assuming they take care of themselves and they are healthy. I have heard many different things.
Nobody can give you an exact answer. Almost everyone lives for at least 20+ years after diagnosis, and sometimes many more. If kidney failure occurs it means that their life expectancy is about 15-20 years after that. Childhood type 1, previously called juvenile DM, is more devastating than the DM that starts later in life. But even with IDDM from early childhood, you have a chance to live a long time. Look at Mary Tyler Moore. She must be almost 75 now. She is still living. All you can do is take good care of your self. Watch for infections because sepsis is a major cause of death for childhood DM sufferers later in life. And enjoy your life. Don't dwell on the bad things. Enjoy the good things.
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