I have been diagnosed with hiv. how long to i have to live?

Hiv is now chronic: Hiv is a chronic disease , before the advent of effective therapies lifespan was 10 years on average, now it is more the rule than the exception for those affected to HIV to have a longer lifespan, and diseases such diabetes, hypertension, high cholesterol affecting them. Of course if HIV positive concomitant substance abuse, and other diseases are important to manage to extend life.

Unknown: If you take HIV medicines and follow up with your HIV specialist's recommendations, you will probably live a healthy life. There are very effective HIV medicines today. If you don't take HIV medicines and don't see your doctor, you will probably not live a healthy life as you will sooner or later get one of those illnesses we call opportunistic infections because your immune system will be damaged.