If anyone needed more support for taking care of themselves, lowering A1C, and interacting with other people…here it is!
A study showed that people with type 1 diabetes die younger when they have a higher hemoglobin A1C and when they are less social. I think it is safe to say that this would be true for people with type 2 diabetes as well. I have no research to back that up (yet), but it just makes sense.
You can be social with anyone, but if you are particularly drawn to other people who have diabetes, just google “diabetes social networks” and an entire universe (the Diabetes Online Community or DOC) of social will be open to you. Positive attitude can contribute to longer life, and as long as you are socializing with people who make you feel positive, it makes sense that there would be a connection.
So have fun, get healthy and live longer!