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Health Encyclopedia: Type 1 Diabetes

Long-Term Complications


Type 1 diabetes reduces the normal life span by an average of 5 to 8 years. However, survival rates are improving in all ethnic groups and both genders. Longer survival rates are probably due to improvements in monitoring and tighter control of blood glucose. There are two important approaches to preventing complications from type 1 diabetes:

  • Intensive control of blood glucose and keeping glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels below 7.0. This approach is proving to prevent ...
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