The mortality rate of women with type 2 diabetes is greater than that of males.

. High mortality rates

. Smoking and diabetes

. COVID-19 in children's blood increases their risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

. Dietary quality worldwide has not improved over the past three decades.

. Diet ranking 

High mortality rates

A person newly diagnosed with diabetes understandably worries about the condition's potential impact on their quality of life and longevity. It is well-established that both type 1 and type 2 diabetes increase the likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease and dying young.

New research from the United Kingdom shows that certain persons with type 2 diabetes, particularly women, have a higher mortality risk than others.

 Last week, the European Association for the Study of Diabetes's routine annual meeting was held in Stockholm, Sweden. The results were reported in it.

A study conducted

The study compared life expectancy rates across different age groups and sexes in the general population to data collected from over 12,000 people with type 2 diabetes in Salford, England, for ten years (2010-2020). After that, they analyzed how demographic and lifestyle variables affected the death rate and life expectancy of those with type 2 diabetes.

Duration of the study

Over the study's ten years, 3,921 individuals died, more than the 2,135 predicted mortality rates in the general population. This indicates that those with diabetes had an 84% greater chance of dying prematurely than the general population.

In a news article, Salford Royal Hospital physician Adrian Heald said, "Our modeling suggests that type 2 diabetes has a higher effect on the life expectancy of women, smokers, and those diagnosed at a younger age."

Women who have type 2 diabetes had a 60% higher risk of premature mortality compared to women of the same age and sex in the general population, according to the study. The participants' life expectancy was predicted to be lowered by around five years, on average, compared with other ordinary women in the general population since they had type 2 diabetes.

The ratio of men

Likewise, men with type 2 diabetes had an elevated risk of early mortality (44% higher than women). However, they only lost an average of 4.5 years of life expectancy compared to 5.3 years for women.

Smoking and diabetes

Smoking at any point in one's life or being diagnosed with diabetes before age 65 significantly decreased one's life expectancy among the study population.

Those most in danger must be informed about not just the heightened but also the entire risk they face. As a result, people may be more receptive to the health recommendations they made, increasing the likelihood that they would implement those recommendations and therefore improving their quality of life and maybe even their longevity.

COVID-19 in children's blood increases their risk of developing type 1 diabetes.

According to cohort research published in JAMA Network Open, children infected with COVID-19 had a significantly increased risk of acquiring type 1 diabetes compared to non-COVID-19 respiratory infections.

According to the Western Reserve University School of Medicine, researchers.

The Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers looked at electronic health records for nearly 1.1 million people under the age of 18 who were diagnosed with a COVID-19 infection between March 2020 and December 2021, as well as electronic health records for people under the age of 18 who had another respiratory infection but not COVID-19 during the same period. The Global Collaborative Network, which consists of 74 primary healthcare institutions from the US and 14 other countries, provided the information used in this study.

Six months following a COVID-19 infection

The risk of developing type 1 diabetes was higher in those under 18 than in those with a respiratory infection other than one caused by COVID-19. Among children infected with COVID-19, 123 (0.043%) were diagnosed with type 1 diabetes six months after infection, compared to 72 (0.025%) among children infected with other respiratory illnesses. There was an increased chance of being diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at one and three months following COVID-19 infection compared to individuals who had not been exposed to COVID-19. This was true for younger children (ages 5-9) and older children (ages 10-18). (9 and under).

New cases of type 1 diabetes rose in the United States during the epidemic. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, roughly 244,000 persons under the age of 20 in the United States now have type 1 diabetes (CDC).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention previously stated that children with COVID-19 had an increased risk of developing diabetes but did not specify whether this increased risk was for type 1 or type 2 diabetes. (Autoimmune diseases cause type 1 diabetes but not type 2)

Concern for long-term, post-COVID-19 autoimmune problems in kids, is heightened because "respiratory infections have previously been related with the emergence of type 1 diabetes," the research authors stated.

Dietary quality worldwide has not improved over the past three decades.

While consumers may be more aware of food labels and experimenting with less conventional meat products than in the past, have our diets improved since the 1970s? According to recent studies, no, not at all.

The quality of diets worldwide is marginally better than 30 years ago, according to Tufts University's Friedman School of Nutrition Science. The study's overarching purpose was to examine global dietary patterns and trends since 1990 and to identify obstacles to healthy eating on a global scale using statistical analysis of dietary data. The study's authors noted that their findings might be used to establish goals and allocate resources to initiatives that promote healthy eating, such as the increased availability of meals prepared with fresh vegetables, seafood, and plant oils.

The findings were reported in Nature Food.

About 26 percent of all avoidable deaths may be traced back to unhealthy eating habits.

Both children and adults were included in the study, which looked at global, regional, and national eating patterns and trends between 1990 and 2018 according to age, sex, education, and urbanization level across 185 nations. The information was gathered from the Global Eating Database, a massive database of dietary habits compiled by scientists from across the world working together.

Diet ranking

Researchers ranked diets on a scale from 0 to 100, with 0 representing a poor diet (full of excessive sugar, salt, and processed meats) and 100 representing a well-balanced diet (full of fruits, vegetables, legumes/nuts, and whole grains) using the Alternative Healthy Eating Index, which assigns ratings to foods and nutrients predictive of chronic disease.

The global average score was 40.3, representing a small but significant increase of 1.5 points since 1990. Ten nations (less than one percent of the global populace) obtained scores above 50.

Vietnam, Indonesia, India, and Iran are among the top nations regarding nutritional standards. Brazil, Mexico, the United States, and Egypt all received the lowest possible scores.

The survey found some good news: Americans are showing a growing preference for healthier eating alternatives.

In a press release, lead author Victoria Miller, a visiting scientist from McMaster University in Canada, said, "Intake of legumes/nuts and non-starchy vegetables increased over time." Still, overall improvements in dietary quality were offset by increased intake of harmful components like red/processed meat, sugar-sweetened beverages, and sodium.

Women were more likely to follow the dietary guidelines than males, regardless of location, and those over 60 had the highest compliance rate.

Education level and other socioeconomic characteristics also significantly impacted whether or not people ate healthily.