Diabetes Mellitus Life Expectancy, Diabetes Prognosis
Medically reviewed by Do-Eun Lee, MD
Before the medical advancement of insulin therapy, type 1 diabetes was fatal, with 50% of people dying within two years and 90% within five years of diagnosis. However, that is no longer the case. People with type 1 diabetes can now live over 50 years. Further, proper treatment, care, and lifestyle choices can contribute to a good quality of life.
This article explains the average life expectancy for people with type 1 diabetes and highlights its contributing factors.
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Taurine is a vitamin produced by the body and found in many foods. According to a new study led by Columbia academics and including hundreds of aging specialists from across the world, taurine insufficiency is a factor in animal aging.
Taurine is a key to a longer, healthier life: Research(Pixabay)
The same research revealed that taurine supplementation can delay the onset of aging in worms, mice, and monkeys and can even boost the healthy lifespan of middle-aged mice by up to 12 per cent.
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A dietary supplement taken by fitness buffs could hold the key to a longer and healthier life, suggesting a new study of mice, monkeys and worms. Researchers found that a high daily dose of taurine, an amino acid commonly added to energy drinks and naturally found in various foods, helps to delay death and mitigate against the biological damage of aging.
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Taurine may be the key to a longer and healthier life
Taurine supplementation increases healthy life span. In the picture bull depicts taurine (The word taurine originates from Taurus bull; Urine, because it was first identified in the urine of a bull) which is reversing the clock of aging increasing health span and life span. Credits: Columbia University Irving Medical Center
A deficiency of taurine—a nutrient produced in the body and found in many foods—is a driver of aging in animals, according to a new study led by Columbia researchers and involving dozens of aging researchers around the world.
The same study also found that taurine supplements can slow down the…