Why do some patients with type 1 diabetes live so long?

Figure 1 Ischaemic heart disease mortality rates in people with type 1 diabetes vs general population (from: Laing et al[3]).

Figure 2 All-cause mortality and the association of glycaemic control (from: Grauslund et al[7]).

Figure 3 A significant increase in Intima-Media Thickness is seen in patients s with the metabolic syndrome (P = 0. 003) (adapted from: Distiller et al[32]).

Figure 4 Complex interactions exist between multiple risk factors in determining the outcome for patients with type 1 diabetes. CVD: Cardiovascular disease.