A new study reveals that adults diagnosed with type 1 diabetes face a heightened risk of cardiovascular disease and death

The results emphasise the seriousness of type 1 diabetes, even when it starts later in life, said the researchers

A new study shows that people who develop type 1 diabetes in adulthood have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death, and that those diagnosed later in life do not have a better prognosis than those diagnosed earlier.

Because life expectancy for individuals with Down syndrome has increased dramatically, investigators assessed the risk of age-related cardiovascular diseases in this population.