Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What is the average life expectancy for a type 1 diabetic (has had diabetes for 35 + yrs) with end stage renal disease, and is on dialysis?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
Depends: Any answer that includes a definite number would be questionable from my point of view; as it would probably not consider the subpopulations' future attitude and compliance, not to mention current overall health status/genetic of this "cohort". Meaning, life expectancy at this point may vary wildly for many reasons. It would be more useful to just optimize treatment in a multidisciplinary fashion.
Answered 9/29/2016
4.5k views
Life expectancy: Patients on dialysis live a shorter period of time than their age and diseased matched controls off it. You did not mention the age of the patient, so that makes a prediction difficult. Mortality of dialysis patients is related to their age and the duration of their dialysis. You should ask the patient's (p) permission to speak to the p's nephrologist for more information.
Answered 2/11/2014
4.5k views
Related Questions
A member asked:
What is the difference between type 1 diabetes and renal glycosuria?
3 doctors weighed in across 3 answers
A member asked:
72 year-old refusing dialysis. gfr is 6. She has hypertension and diabetes. Eating junk and smoking. Realistic life expectancy?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Would starting dialysis as soon as possible with a patient who is in kidney failure due to diabetes be beneficial even if their kidney function has no?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
How long can a 76 year old very healthy man with diabetes live with chronic kidney diseas stage 5 (while taking dialysis) ?
5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
What is life expectancy for male in 60s with end stage renal disease, diabetes, and chf?
What is life expectancy for male in early 60s who is afflicted with end stage renal disease, diabetes, and chf?
My grandmother has end stage four kidney disease, heart disease, does not eat properly, is not dialysis, needs oxygen but doesnt use it, has diabetes and does not take her insulin, and she is in her late sixties. Based on this, long does she have?
Complete liver failure and chronic kidney failure and diabetes, one doctor said emergency dialysis, and another said not bad enough? How can this be?
My mom have renal parenchymal disease with cortical cysts. Is it cure able? Is it fatal?She has BP and diabetes. How should we proceed? Worried now
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
