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why is type 2 diabetes linked to increased risk of cancer and dementia?

  • Written by Rachel Climie, Exercise Physiologist and Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
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In Australia, more than 1.1 million people currently have type 2 diabetes.

A host of potential complications associated with the disease mean a 45-year-old diagnosed with type 2 diabetes will live on average six years less than someone without type 2 diabetes.

This week we published a report bringing together the latest evidence on the...

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