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Diabetes after 50 cuts life by 8 yrs
Thursday, June 14, 2007 timesofindia.indiatimes.com
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You lose about eight years from your expected lifespan if you are diagnosed with diabetes after 50. In a study that quantifies the exact loss in years, researchers from the University Medical Centre, Rotterdam (Netherlands), and Unilever Corporate Research, Sharnbrook (UK), have found that on average, diabetic men aged 50 or more lived 7.5 years less than their diabetes-free peers. For women, the
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