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People with diabetes have a dramatically higher risk of sudden cardiac death

Diabetics are 3.7 to 6.5 times more likely to die from cardiac arrest than the general population

This cuts years off their life expectancy, researchers said

THURSDAY, Dec. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Diabetes can be literally heart-stopping, a new study asserts.

People with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes have a dramatically higher risk of sudden cardiac death, which occurs when the heart stops beating, researchers reported today in the European Heart Journal .

They also have a shorter life expectancy on average, partly due to sudden cardiac death, results show.

“We found that sudden cardiac death occurs more frequently in people with diabetes across all age groups, and that sudden car

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