All This Talk of Diabetes Mortality Is a Downer

By Sean Kelley

Last week I went to San Francisco for the American Diabetes Association’s Scientific Sessions, a huge annual gathering of endocrinologists, scientists, nurse educators, and pharmaceutical companies. The latest research on type 1 and type 2 diabetes was delivered, theories discussed, and news announced.

There was much discussion of uncomfortable subjects: neuropathy, nephropathy, cardiovascular disease, hypoglycemia, death. While not fatal itself, diabetes has lots of excellent ways to kill you through related conditions: stroke, heart disease, and kidney failure spring immediately to mind. Read More