Diabetes and life expectancy

Having diabetes seems to cut a lot off your life expectancy.

A diagnosis of diabetes means losing an average of eight years from your expected life span, new research shows.

In addition, diabetics are more likely to develop heart disease sooner than non-diabetics, the study found.

I'm not sure that's actuall new, I think we pretty much already knew that. But it's a reminder that keeping that blood sugar under control is important.

TV show on diabetic lifestyle

I haven't seen the show but apparently CNBC has a Sunday evening show for diabetics.

dLifeTV is the first and only national, weekly, lifestyle series devoted to living with diabetes, and www.dLife.com is the largest, independent website with diabetes information. The dLife.com Viewing Room offers original streaming video content — unique and entertaining information for people with diabetes, with prediabetes, or who have a family member with diabetes. Produced by LifeMed Media, dLife is the first-ever multimedia platform for diabetes information, inspiration, and connection. dLifeTV airs every Sunday on CNBC at 7:00pm ET, 6:00pm CT, and 4:00pm PT. The dLife Diabetes Minute is heard on radio stations around the country and on XM Satellite Radio.