Why Preventing Diabetes With Lifestyle Measures Can Add Over A Decade To Your Life

Diabetes is a major driver of early mortality and is also mostly preventable.

Living longer is a numbers game.

Sure, you could choke to death on the cap of a pen (sadly, some people do), but focusing your efforts on avoiding choking to death on pen caps as a strategy to extend your lifespan is unlikely to be very effective.

Focusing your efforts on preventing type 2 diabetes, however, is arguably one of the best strategies you ca…