Can you die from type 1 diabetes?

if you take care of yourself and watch your blood sugar can you live a long and healthy life even with type 1 diabetes? or is it going to kill you even if you are careful?

The only time a person would die is if they did not control their disease. Many diabetics can live into their 80's and longer.

Most people with Type 1 will eventually die of complications from the disease, most often a heart attack. However, with good care and BG control, that will most likely be at an "appropriate" time of life, usually in the 60's or 70's. You've gotta die from something, as they say. We Type 1's can have full and happy lives if we have good care and are vigilant about maintaining and correcting our BG's. I didn't take good care of myself for the first 10 years or so, typical of many young diabetics, so now I'm trying to play catch up. Hopefully I didn't do too much damage, and with my pump maybe I can continue to reverse some of it. I'm 41 now and in great shape after 24 years with it.

My husband is 25 years old and he has been a diabetic since he was 5 years. He has always been very athletic throughout his whole like. He manages his diabetes quite well. Is hard for someone so young to be constantly checking his sugar on a constant bases. But he knows that he has a beautiful young daughter that needs her dad. Everyone is going to die someday, but when you are diabetic you have to be extra cautious on the well being of your body. Just take care of yourself and you will be just fine don't let stress get the best of you and you will just be fine.

Having diabetes, by itself, isn't what kills people... it's the uncontrolled glucose in the blood that causes the real damage. The better you do at controlling your blood glucose, the greater your chances of living a long and fruitful life.

For more on this, read up on AGEs (advanced glycation endproducts): http://clinical.diabetesjournals.org/cgi...

people can live to be quite old with type 1 diabetes, and they can also die from it. To live a long time, they must develop good habits and be very careful. There are new things to help, such as insulin pumps, but even with these, they must be very mindful and aware. Some people live to be 65 or older.

Taking care of yourself testing often and having a partnership with your doctor are key. I have been on insulin 48 years and Dr. brother had a patient who had been on insulin 75 years and was in good shape for the age. good luck and good health. Maybe there will be a cure soon.

Just take care of yourself. See a doctor for checkups. Watch what you eat. Exercise regularly. Check your blood sugar and follow your doctor's instructions regarding your insulin. If you take care of yourself, you will likely live a long time.

It doesn't automatically kill. Usually if you are careful, you should be able to live with it. Some people, whether they are careless or not, can die from complications of it.

You can live a long and healthy life with type 1 diabetes. Look up Dr. Bernstein, he is a type 1 diabetic and has lived for many years with the disease. He is just one of many.

yach....can survive....the keys....blood glucose control and good lifestyle.....

You can definitly live a long healthy life. Look at Mary Tyler Moore!

However, it does increase your chance for a heart attack (by 13 times!).

It is not keeping your Glucose in check that can cause you damage. You can get infection more easily.

You can live a long life with type I diabetes. Take care of yourself and you'll be fine.

if you take really good care of yourself then you will live a long life but if you don't then it would become short