Edelman report - Now living as long as everyone else

Category:  Managing T1 Diabetes / Self-monitoring and Tracking / Managing Complications / YouTube and Video / Individual Healthcare Professional / International

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Edelman report on life expectancy in type 1 diabetes in the 21st century

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Sophie Harris

Dr Edelman is a US endocrinologist & diabetologist with T1. He makes amusing videos about living with T1 and helps explain the science behind recent research. In this short video he discuss recent findings, reported in a leading diabeted journal, about the effect of HbA1c on survival rates. An amusing and positive message.

Tim Street

Positive video that explains that an HbA1c below 8.5% or so results in a mortality rate that is no worse than the population normal while making it clear that a lower A1c results in fewer complications, or a "longer, healthier life".

Keywords: Edelman, HbA1c, glycaemic control, complication risk