The one in 10 Americans living with type 2 diabetes may be at double the risk of deadly sepsis, especially if they're under 60, a study suggests.
Researchers in Australia analyzed data from 157,000 adults to explore the connection between type 2 diabetes and sepsis, an extreme reaction to an infection that causes the immune system to attack healthy tissues and organs.
Using patient medical records, the team found twice as many patients with type 2 diabetes were hospitalized for sepsis than people without type 2 diabetes when they were first enrolled in the study.
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